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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: HCL + Peroxide Question

2006-03-10 by Stefan Trethan

I think the main question here is not about the CuCl stuff, we understand  
that well, but for copper.
What happens with brass i wouldn't know.

The bubbling normally adds oxygen like H2O2 does, but again, i do not know  
what happenss with the added zinc.

ST


On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:20:00 +0100, garydeal <garydeal@...> wrote:

>> I am going to be etching some brass sheets (0.10" thick) for a
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>> project I am working on.  I will be etching them to 1/2 thickness.
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>> Would you recommend the peroxide/muriatic solution for this, or
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>> would something else be better/safer?
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>      Greg,
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>      I was waiting to see if someone else with more experience would
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> answer, but I think the 1/3 (37%) HCl and 2/3 pharmacy-type (~3%)
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> peroxide will probably work for you. I'll be trying to get to trying that
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> one this weekend - my other mix was a bit *too* effective.
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>> Also, would I be able to regenerate this mix with a bubbler?  I will
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>> be using the mixture as listed in the files section.
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>      There's recently been a lot of posts on this formula, it's changes
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> through use, and methods of sprucing it up with the addition of small
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> amounts of acid or peroxide. I don't know about the bubbler (adding
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> oxygen?). Since I'm doing rather small quantities I'll probably just
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> neutralize and mix fresh when I think it's dying.
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>
>      Please post your results and evaluations if possible.
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>      -Gary

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