I was looking at an easier and more reliable way to etch PCBs. I know from experience that bubble etching never produces acceptable uniformity and often needs manual brushing to finish it off. I though maybe the bubbles could be released on one side of the tank causing etchant to flow in a circular path around the tank. The PCB is held vertically in a frame that pivots by two small shafts at either side. The moving fluid should continuously rotate the PCB around thus guaranteeing uniform concentrical etching. I'm not sure how uniform the etch rate would be radially. Has anyone tried making such a contraption ?
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etch tank idea
2008-04-25 by Adam Seychell
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