here is another way that may work for prototyping to make prototyping less expensive.
prototyping can be very expensive.
1. buying supplies like board blanks, etchants.
2. sending designs away to have boards made (often with minimum orders) and if you botch up one then you are out a lot of money.
below is another way that may cut costs by allowing printing the designs on plastic or paper.
i did not price the ink but i do know paper is very cheap and a lot more affordable for prototyping.
the only downside i can think of is you will not be able to take the new design on an actual trip like on a bike to test it but in the shop/lab you should be able to test a circuit design like a bms or something.
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/28/xerox-ink-will-print-circuits/
prototyping can be very expensive.
1. buying supplies like board blanks, etchants.
2. sending designs away to have boards made (often with minimum orders) and if you botch up one then you are out a lot of money.
below is another way that may cut costs by allowing printing the designs on plastic or paper.
i did not price the ink but i do know paper is very cheap and a lot more affordable for prototyping.
the only downside i can think of is you will not be able to take the new design on an actual trip like on a bike to test it but in the shop/lab you should be able to test a circuit design like a bms or something.
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/28/xerox-ink-will-print-circuits/
