Homebrew PCBs

The commercial liquid tin is little better, care is recommended.

ST

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Dave <wa4qal@...> wrote:

> You definitely get a better plating by using a electroless Tin
> plating.  Using solder and an iron produces a bit of waviness or
> bumpy surface (not to mention the flux which needs to be scrubbed
> off).  The elctroless Tin plating results in a very smooth layer.
>
> I used to have the recipe for a wonderful electroless Tin plating
> solution based on Stannous Chloride, Sodium Chloride, and Sodium
> Cyanide.  Now that I'm older and wiser (and still alive), I no longer
> use that particular material.
>
> Dave
>