How bad is .025 PCB?

[Jidis]

Hi,

I'll be running out of copper over the next week or so. There are some great deals on .025 single-sided boards, but what I'm used to looks to be in the .062" range. Has anyone used that thin one a lot, and is it OK even for boards which directly support pots or buttons (with standoff bolts to the panel or chassis)?

-Thanks!   

George

[rambinator]

Hi!

I used 0,8mm PCBs (which is 0.03'') to build smartcards back in the days of analogue pay-tv. they still were to thin for the card-slot in my decoder and I had to glue some hardpaper onto them. they are very flexible and easy to bend if they are from the same material as mine (from bungard). I would definetely not recommend them to support mechanical parts like buttons.

cheers

rambinator

[Jidis]

Thanks! I was afraid of that. I guess if I get a bunch of cheap boards, I probably should at least go with something thick enough for multiple projects. I'll probably go .062.

-take care