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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Now, tinning

2010-07-21 by David Griffith

On Tue, 20 Jul 2010, Alessio Sangalli wrote:

> Hi, as I am perfectioning my PCB making, I reached a point where I can
> do very good boards, but especially if I am making a bigger, double-face
> one, with huge ground planes, tinning takes simply too much time, and if
> I want to do it properly, I end up wasting a lot of solder wick braid to
> remove the excess tin.
>
> I've read past messages but I was not able to find a method that is well
> documented and can be considered a viable solution for a hobbyst that
> makes only few boards per month.

Have you tried a cold tinplate solution like Tinnit?

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