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Re: Printing resist directly on PCBs

2004-03-03 by Steve

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Alan King <alan@n...> wrote:

>    The Alps printers are full page, discontinued but plenty of them
kicking 
> around for decal use.  

Someone already tried. The heads are only designed to print onto paper
so they just don't put out enough heat, the copper sucks heat away to
quickly.

I figured a CD printer already has to handle a thick plastic CD, so
perhaps preheating the PCB might work in a CD printer.

Steve

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