Homebrew PCBs

thanks for the reply,
You are absolutely right about transparency making a difference. 
 From the 8 brands I've tried, each one behaves different. And 
yes, the best transparencies are the ones the manufactures 
recommended. So it not just all to do with marketing and sales.

It seems obvious manufactures will optimize their ink and media 
compatibility. I'm will still be testing non OEM brands.

However , what I have found is the recommended printer setting 
for transparencies is not the best choice for PCB photomasks.
For the Epson Stylus; "Photo Paper", at 720 dpi
The Cannon seemed to print best on "High Resolution Paper" mode.

Th. Epson stuff still wins with darkest and no pin holes.

Adam


> Using other brands of transparencies did not work as well on the HP 
> 855. Get best results with the HP Transparencies.  From what I have 
> seen is that you need a transparency that is made for the type of 
> ink being used.
> A transparency that works well in one brand printer may not work as 
> good in another brand of printer.
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> Ben
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