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Very good John just what i needed! Thanks John We’ve got to the prototype phase and completely missed the product certification part for producing an electrical product
At what stage do you figure out how the device can fit into the enclosure. I want to make a very small gadget. I have circuit board design. Is the pcb drawings where they take that into account, or when they actually have to make the pcb
It's always challenging with smaller products. The battery is commonly the biggest component. I'd estimate the battery size and PCB size then use those to start work on the enclosure. If the battery is much bigger than the PCB then the PCB size matters less.
Perhaps before going into enclosure prototype, it would be a good idea to export the PCB and assembly as a 3D file for 3D model matching. Most of the CAD software can do that nowadays. Then you could avoid component coliision and have design matching, then the success rate of enclosure design is higher.
Hi John, the best way is to get them to first sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Also, in the US you can file for a Provisional Patent Application which costs a few hundred dollars and gives you one year of protection.
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John, you are a rock star of electronics.that video intro is awesome
Very good John just what i needed! Thanks John
We’ve got to the prototype phase and completely missed the product certification part for producing an electrical product
Glad this was helpful!
Thank you so much John
You are very welcome!
Awesome intro. Thank you so much John for this info
Great video! looking forward too more .
You need to make more videos!
very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
At what stage do you figure out how the device can fit into the enclosure. I want to make a very small gadget. I have circuit board design. Is the pcb drawings where they take that into account, or when they actually have to make the pcb
It's always challenging with smaller products. The battery is commonly the biggest component. I'd estimate the battery size and PCB size then use those to start work on the enclosure. If the battery is much bigger than the PCB then the PCB size matters less.
Perhaps before going into enclosure prototype, it would be a good idea to export the PCB and assembly as a 3D file for 3D model matching. Most of the CAD software can do that nowadays. Then you could avoid component coliision and have design matching, then the success rate of enclosure design is higher.
Yes, most definitely you want to do that.
How do you keep people from stealing your idea bringing on people to work on it?
Hi John, the best way is to get them to first sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Also, in the US you can file for a Provisional Patent Application which costs a few hundred dollars and gives you one year of protection.