Homebrew PCBs

for me, this is a pretty bad result. I wouldn't retouch that TT. wipe it clean
and retry, sorry to waste a PCB.
if the paper doesn't come off between five and ten minutes, consider it a bad
choice. some residue in the holes or between tight traces is ok, and should be
removed.

--- kilocycles <kilocycles@...> wrote:

> Ok, I just scanned and added the image of a frequency counter board to
> the Photos section, "Ted-KX4OM" folder.  I used a magazine page with
> vegetable-based (smudgeable) ink this time, about half-glossy paper. 
> Much better results with this one.  Some of the paper peeled off after
> an hour's soaking, but I had to vigorously rub the other areas to
> remove it.  Finally, after seeing it dry, there were a lot of
> fuzzy-fiber areas left, so I rewetted it, and dragged a Scotchbrite
> pad across it.  No toner came off, so it must be pretty well fused.
> 
> From the scanned image, I can see at high resolution on my PC screen
> where I need to touch up traces.  Then I'll try Myc's flash fusing
> method and etch it.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ted


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