Oh... and as a note of caution... I was disappointed when I first bought my specs from the IPC because I bought the CD versions... They are protected CD's that don't allow you to print out the document... I found this useless... I turned my copies back in and exchanged them for the Printed versions because of this annoying feature. You may want to carefully consider if the CD's are valuable to you... they charge more for them too, which didn't make any sense to me either... I am very happy with the paper versions... although I would have wished that the CD versions were printable. Then I would not have had an issue with them. Best regards, Bill Brooks - KG6VVP PCB Design Engineer , C.I.D.+, C.I.I. Tel: (760)597-1500 Ext 3772 Fax: (760)597-1510 e-mail:[log in to unmask] http://www.dtwc.com http://pcbwizards.com -----Original Message----- From: Brooks,Bill [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:29 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [DC] IPC Design Specifications Hi Bryan, The Designer's Council negotiated some discounts on certain specs deemed important to designers... With your membership you can get a 50% off discount on these specs. Plus your $50.00 coupon you get when you renew your membership is valid for use to get more off on the specs you purchase. Here's a link to the discount page... you will want to check it out. http://dc.ipc.org/DCMembership/DISCDOCS4DCmembers.pdf Maybe some of the other designers can tell you what specs they use on a regular basis... I use the IPC-2221,IPC-2222,IPC-D-325, IPC-2615, IPC-6012, J-STD-001, IPC-SM-782, IPC-D-316, IPC-4101, IPC/JPCA-2315, IPC-2223. The IPC-SM-782 is old... there is a new spec out for land patterns but I have not purchased it yet. It's IPC-7351 ... I plan to get it sometime this year. Best regards, Bill Brooks - KG6VVP PCB Design Engineer , C.I.D.+, C.I.I. Tel: (760)597-1500 Ext 3772 Fax: (760)597-1510 e-mail:[log in to unmask] http://www.dtwc.com http://pcbwizards.com -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Randall [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:57 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [DC] IPC Design Specifications Hello! I recently joined the Designer's Council, and I wanted to get some input from those of you out there that have been working with IPC specifications. I have been designing boards with through-hole, SMT and mixed technologies for some time, but have never had the IPC specs for designing them. In an effort to "get with the program", I wanted to purchase the specs that would be most beneficial. Can anyone tell me what specifications best cover the design of T/H and SMT technology boards? I also am working on some designs where AC power is present on the boards, and I am concerned about trace separation for a given voltage. I know that there are specifications out there that address this, but I am not sure if they are UL or IPC based. Can anyone point me in the direction of these specs? Thanks in advance for your help! Bryan Randall Accutrace Design, LLC 79 Spruce Lane Williston, VT 05495 Phone/Fax: 802-872-7880 Cell: 802-373-8271 [log in to unmask] www.accutracedesign.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- DesignerCouncil Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF DesignerCouncil. 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