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Re: Sensitizing PCBs yourself with a spray can

2004-03-19 by joshdewinter

YYEEAAAHHH...that was the stuff: Electrolube PRP200.  Thanks. It 
seems like it would be an easy solution for the quick production of 
accurate boards.   If it is cheap enough, it might be a justifiable 
method.

-Josh

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, David Hopkins <davhop@b...> 
wrote:
> Josh,
> 
> Try the product made by Electrolube. 
http://www.electrolube.co.uk/index.shtml
> 
> This product has been use in this part of the woods with 
reasonable success.
> 
> I believe it can be obtained in the US from
> 
> ECHELON Industries in California.
> 
> We buy ours from RS components rswww.com Part # is 198-9657
> 
> Do a web search on these company names and you will manage to find 
the product.
> 
> David
> 
> At 02:27 PM 19/03/2004, you wrote:
> >   I saw a site a while back where a guy was using a PCB 
sensitizing
> >spray in a can.  It was from Europe...I can't remember what it was
> >called...GPC or something.  You just sprayed it onto a board,
> >exposed, developed and etched.  I looked and looked and even 
emailed
> >a bunch of companies to find it, but never did.  I am told it is
> >fairly hard to use, as it is said to be tricky to get the right
> >uniform thickness of the stuff on boards.
> >   I'd still like to try it though.  Does anyone know what some of
> >these products are called and/or where to find them in the US?
> >
> >-Josh
> >
> >
> >
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> 
> David Hopkins (VK4ZF)
> Queensland
> AUSTRALIA
> davhop@b...
> S 27, 22.294  E153, 11.008
> 
> 
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