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There are a lot of particular names given to Voltera's equipment. It is important to know what is what, especially when trying to explain troubleshooting issues. Here are the items you should familiarize yourself with:
 
There are a lot of particular names given to Voltera's equipment. It is important to know what is what, especially when trying to explain troubleshooting issues. Here are the items you should familiarize yourself with:
  
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Probe
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Dispenser and sheath
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Cartridge
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Conductive ink
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Nozzle
  
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Substrate
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Sacrificial layer
  
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==

Revision as of 07:29, 10 August 2018

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The Voltera V-One PCB Printer

The Voltera V-One brings quick turn PCBs to your desktop. Import your gerber file into the Voltera software, press print, and the V-One will bring your board to life. Use the solder paste dispensing and reflow features to mount components onto your printed board, or mount components on a pre-fabricated board with ease. [1]


Documentation

Training

Hello World

The Voltera comes with a getting started tutorial called "Hello World." It will guide you through fabricating your own single-sided board from start to finish.

Punk Console

After completing the Hello World tutorial, you can proceed with making double-sided boards. Voltera has a tutorial called "Punk Console" which walks through creating your own double-sided board. It also shows how to use the V-One drill to make vias and component through-holes.

Terminology

There are a lot of particular names given to Voltera's equipment. It is important to know what is what, especially when trying to explain troubleshooting issues. Here are the items you should familiarize yourself with:

(Add pictures later) Probe Dispenser and sheath Cartridge Conductive ink Nozzle

Substrate Sacrificial layer

Usage

Priming Conductors

Ideally, you should never have to prime the conductors. After a conductor has been primed correctly and used in the Voltera, it "closes" the dispenser. When done, you should be able to pull it off the mount and put the --- back in the fridge.

However, this is not always the case. If a student






  1. Description taken from Elektor.