Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cnc PCB drilling machines z axis linear pot

It depends upon who's doing the wiring, and how. I understand the frequencies
used can get quite high if you use twisted pair wiring, and other techniques.

Bill

On Mon Dec 10 15:37:04 2001, Paul Amaranth, <paul@...> wrote:

>When production wirewrap was the state of the art for construction
>practice, they did have cnc type machines to build the boards. I
>have a couple of boards machine wrapped from a computer system from
>the late '70s. I saw a picture of one of the wiring machines in action once.
>
>You can wirewrap boards into the low MHz range, but things start getting
>flakey above that. Anyone know what a reasonable top-end is?
>
> Paul
>
>>
>> It might need a special, "self centering", tip on the wraping tool. It would be
>> fine for chip to chip runs, but dealing with caps and resistors might be real
>> fun. Also, when doing it myself, I use several mechanical pencils with the tips
>> stuck down into the board holes to keep the wire from snugging up into contact
>> with pins they shouldn't touch, etc., while stringing and wrapping. Designing a
>> CNC for that alone would probably drive even the most fanatical control freak up
>> the wall.....:-)
>>
>> bill
>>
>> On Mon Dec 10 11:37:38 2001, Alan Marconett KM6VV, <KM6VV@...> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi Bill,
>> >
>> >OK, I just had a flashback! We do CNC, I wonder what it would take to
>> >do CNC wire-wrap? I've done wire-wrap for a long time. It could be
>> >coordinate-assisted, or full automatic. I've always liked the
>> >"Manhattan" approach. If the pin locations were mapped with their X,Y
>> >coordinates, and the wrap level Z as three fixed levels... This could
>> >be interesting!
>> >
>> >Alan KM6VV
>> >
>> >
>> >Bill Vance wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I would if I thought I needed to do it that way, but mostly I get by with a
>> >> Vector Slit 'N Wrap, and a big reel of magnet/motor wire to feed it. You have
>> >> to plan your runs carefully, but they're really nice compared to std point to
>> >> point wire wrap, and don't waste half so much contact space per pin.
>> >>
>> >> Bill
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