Hi everyone.
I've designed a small power amp, and now its time to make the pcb.
I decided that I do not want to use any brackets for the outputs. Instead I want to have cuts into the pcb where the leads of the outputs go.
While trying to do that, I run into a problem.
Maybe one of you has the answer to this, or a better way to do it?
First of all, I use Kicad 7.0.
Trying to make these cuts, i created small rectangles on the edgecut layer and placed these between the output leads.
This seems to work at first. Then I add the remaining edgecut, and when I close the gap the smaller onces, Kicad closes the cuts behind the outputs.
One the first image one can see some of the smaller rectangles, and the bigger one. When I close the gap, something goes wrong.
One image 3, one can see what I am trying to do.
Image 4 shows what happens when I close the edgecut gap.
What am I doing wrong? Now thinking about make a custom footprint with long pads, and just use a normal edgecut rectangle that cuts through it.
Regards
Jørgen
I've designed a small power amp, and now its time to make the pcb.
I decided that I do not want to use any brackets for the outputs. Instead I want to have cuts into the pcb where the leads of the outputs go.
While trying to do that, I run into a problem.
Maybe one of you has the answer to this, or a better way to do it?
First of all, I use Kicad 7.0.
Trying to make these cuts, i created small rectangles on the edgecut layer and placed these between the output leads.
This seems to work at first. Then I add the remaining edgecut, and when I close the gap the smaller onces, Kicad closes the cuts behind the outputs.
One the first image one can see some of the smaller rectangles, and the bigger one. When I close the gap, something goes wrong.
One image 3, one can see what I am trying to do.
Image 4 shows what happens when I close the edgecut gap.
What am I doing wrong? Now thinking about make a custom footprint with long pads, and just use a normal edgecut rectangle that cuts through it.
Regards
Jørgen
