Construction
The First Step in PCB construction is to design your PCB Board using DipTrace (click the link and download the DipTrace 2 freeware). Fortunately this has already been done for you. Just follow the steps below.
The next step is to get the design onto the PCB, you can do this two ways: Using a laser printer (Fast, Easy, and if you can find one to borrow I recommend it) and Hand Tracing (Very time consuming)
– LASER PRINTERS –
INK JET PRINTERS WILL NOT WORK
Use this link to MAKE A PCB BOARD. There are also many, many more resources via google and youtube.
Tools:
– Copper Clad
– Industrial Grade or Resist Permanent Marker (Industrial Grade Can be found at Lowes, hard to find you may have ask where it is, if you find it somewhere else let me know so I can post it)
– Iron / Ironing Board
– Etchant
– Plastic Container
If you happen to have a laser printer simply get some catalog, phone book, or newspaper paper. This is the type of cheap paper that is very light and most importantly falls apart in water, test a piece of paper in water to make sure. You’ll need to tape the paper to a regular printer feed sheet (Shown In picture below) You only need to tape it to the top of the sheet, make sure it is as flat as possible to the printer sheet so that when it is feed through the printer it does not crumple.
Download the File Below ( Boost Converter, SMT2 )( You will need to Download the DipTrace 2 freeware). Open the File and click Print Preview Under FILE. Make sure the Objects Selections are as shown in the Picture and the Mirror Box is checked. Click Print, In the Print Window select Properties. In the Properties window select the graphics tab and In the Darkness Square select DARK. Depending on your computer/printer you may need to adjust more setting than this to get good results.
Feed the paper with the cheap paper taped on it into the printer and click print.
Your paper should look like the image below. Use this to size your PCB and cut your Copper Clad with a Dremel or table saw, cut slowly.
Turn on your clothing iron on and put it on it’s highest setting ( usually Cotton ), Wait for it to heat up…
While waiting thoroughly clean your copper clad piece with hot water and soap, thoroughly dry your piece. When your iron is finally heated place your copper clad on an ironing board with the copper side face up. Cut the LASER printed Layout so that it is the size of the copper clad piece. Place the piece of paper toner side down and place the iron flat down on the paper and copper clad. Push down with moderate force and wait a few minutes. The copper clad and paper should now be stuck together. Place the piece, it will be HOT, into a container of warm soapy water and wait five minutes.
After waiting take the Piece and run it under warm water and gently rub the top of the paper until all that is left is the toner. Touch up the Layout with your permanent marker.
– HAND TRACING –
– Copper Clad
– Etchant
– Industrial Grade or Resist Permanent Marker (Industrial Grade Can be found at Lowes, hard to find you may have ask where it is, if you find it somewhere else let me know so I can post it)
– Plastic Container
Print out the 6th picture large scale, use your parts as references and draw the traces with your permanent marker as best you can. This will be tedious so be prepared to spend a good amount of time doing even simple traces.
After all of this your done. Just solder the components onto the board and test / troubleshoot the circuit. This circuit offers the cheapest and easiest way to charge a high voltage capacitor bank.
Schematic
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