Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
>
> Those prints may look awful, but often the boards turn out better than
> the print.
> The loose sprinkles of toner either don't transfer properly, or if
> they transfer they will be under-etched.

I was thinking the same thing.

> Now i'm not sure if your prints are especially bad (they may be, i
> have no comparision on hand), but definitely this effect has been
> reported a number of times.

That looks like dithering, intentional "noise" inserted by the driver for better greyscale images.

Trev, you might look in your printer settings for something like "line drawings" or something like that. It may be currently set to "best graphic" or something like that. If there is a "dithering" setting, turn it off, or failing that set it to the smallest setting.

Steve Greenfield