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Re: CuCl etching

2004-10-02 by Phil

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Anthony Toft <toftat@c...> wrote:
...
> > I suggest you mix a smallish batch -  1 L 3% H2O2 + .5 L 30% HCL to
> > start.  You will need a fair amount of 30% H2O2 to regenerate it so
> > smaller is better.  
> 
> Where can I get 30% H2O2 from? Will they have it a home depot? I am
> hoping to reuse this stuff over and over, to avoid trips to the waste
> disposal...

In Seattle, I found it at a Lab Supply place in the phone book but it
wasn't as cheap as others have reported ($15/4 oz or $40/gal).

> 
> This is not an option, it is an open topped flat container that I got in
> the radioshack pcb etching kit.
> 

As others have reported, a cereal box container will do fine but it is
 big - 1 Gal.  Mine was $6.

If etching the board in the horizontal position, be sure to flip it
over several times as well as agitate.

> > Note that this brew attacks some plastics - I had left 2 air "stones"
> 
> :( is PET (or LDPE) OK?
>  

my container is PET, I believe.  Neither the air stones nor the
trimmer line packaging say what it it.

Phil

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