Homebrew PCBs

Leon,
It's a personal preference.

Some people like the "look" of a green solder mask, and it does protect the
copper traces form oxidation and shorting.

It is also another tool in the pcb making kit.

Myc



On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 9:40 AM, leon Heller <leon355@...> wrote:

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mycroft2152" <mycroft2152y@... <mycroft2152y%40gmail.com>>
> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 2:27 PM
> Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Silk screening solder resist
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> > There is a new silk screening kit for crafters and soccer moms called the
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> > Yudu. At $299 it is a bit expensive.
> >
> > It looks like a real no brainer.
> >
> > It uses a photo based process and there is some very forgiving technology
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> > in it and the supplies are available at your local craft store
> (Michaels).
> >
> > I am thinking that it could be used to silk screen solder mask. Or at
> > least use the film and a smaller silk screen.
>
> I don't really se the point, I get very few problems with solder bridging
> on
> my home-made PCBs, even with fine-pitch (0.5 mm) devices.
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> Leon
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