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Re: Solderability and Etching

2010-02-24 by sailingto

IPA = Isopropyl Alcohol... I think anyway. Doesn t do much for cutting my HP toner. After wiping good with acetone my board solder nicely - just be sure to

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: baking paper TT

2010-02-24 by Piers Goodhew

Hi All, Baking paper musty have a special name in the US, but the post I read here (which I thought was from one of the heavy regulars like Greenfield or

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Re: Need PCB Software with....

2010-02-24 by James

... I ve used PCB Wizard and have found the symbol creation tools in it are the worst of any package I ve tried. The fatal flaw is that it (as far as I can

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Re: Solderability and Etching

2010-02-24 by James

... The only time I had any trouble was when I drilled a board on a milling machine and got cutting fluid on it that I got on my hands. Wash the board with

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Solderability and Etching

2010-02-24 by Jim Barnes

Hi, Having gotten beyond toner transfer and etching (more below), I m finally assembling my very first board. I find that it s harder to solder than other PCBs

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Need PCB Software with....

2010-02-24 by g6lbq

Hi all. can anyone recommend a PCB software package that has a library of good RF components like Toko Inductors and coils plus trimming capacitors. Failing a

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] baking paper TT

2010-02-23 by Jim Barnes

Hi, To address your original question, I ask: Do the rough edges of the resulting trace have hills or valleys? If hills -toner extending outside the edge

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: baking paper TT

2010-02-23 by Dave Garfield

Hi, all! If I may jump in here, I believe that Sailingtoo s refering to parchment paper, used in en croute (wrapped in paper) and many baking dishes. It s a

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Re: baking paper TT

2010-02-23 by sailingto

errrr, Baking paper? that is a new one on me... Perhaps because I don t do much baking. Where do we find baking paper - in the baking section of grocery store?

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baking paper TT

2010-02-23 by Piers Goodhew

I saw this mentioned recently and thought I d give it a go. Here are some findings and some questions I m having no problems getting the paper thru the

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Permatex Plated-Thru Holes

2010-02-19 by perri.anthony

Hi All I searched this group for any reference to implementing Plated-Thru Holes using Permatex but didn t see any references to it. Permatex has a product

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Re: Laminator + Iron

2010-02-18 by James

... The few laminators I ve looked at had very simple temperature controls. Changing a single resistor will usually let you increase the temperature.

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Re: Laminator + Iron

2010-02-17 by thedancarter

Guys, I have two laminators, one from aldi, one from WHSmiths - both were total failures on own, as not hot enough. The exact process I use is. 1. Magazine

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Re: Laminator + Iron

2010-02-17 by sailingto

Donald - I don t remember if you mentioned what laminator you have. I take it your laminator doesn t get hot enough on high setting? Ken H

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Laminator + Iron

2010-02-17 by Donald H Locker

Though I haven t tried it yet, I will start with 5 minutes of heat (Linen or Cotton) (and adjust as needed from there), then pass through the laminator without

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Re: Laminator + Iron

2010-02-17 by sailingto

Lez, are you saying do the board/paper/iron to heat, then let cool for 10 minutes before the laminator? OR are you saying to heat with iron for 10 minutes to

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Re: Laminator + Iron

2010-02-17 by sailingto

OK, I think I understand - the iron does the actual toner transfer, then the laminator rolls with pressure to make the toner stick - is that the idea? ken H.

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Laminator + Iron

2010-02-16 by Donald H Locker

Need the heat. If the laminator doesn t have the power, or if its temperature control is set too low, it will never get the board up to temperature. Heating

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Re: Laminator + Iron

2010-02-16 by sailingto

Why not just run the bare copper board thru the laminator a few times until it s not, then do the toner transfer with laminator? Only one piece of equip that

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Laminator + Iron

2010-02-16 by Jim Barnes

Hi, I agree. Sounds like a good idea. I’ll try it as soon as I can buy a cheap iron, since my wife won’t let me use hers. Does anyone know how hot the iron

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Re: UV exposure box

2010-02-16 by Ben L

... Don t have a Epson, have HP s cp 1700 and Officejet 7410. I am fine with the print I get from Dip Trace to them, and don t use the Ivex anymore. Like

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