Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] How to dispose of etchant?
2010-01-15 by lists
In article , ... Maplin were always crap. ... Perhaps you need introducing to http://www.cpc.co.uk
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2010-01-13 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Recommended printer
2010-01-13 by David Griffith
... I did a bit more digging, looking for specific mentions of the Brother HL-5250 in connection with toner transfer. There are several mentions of people
Re: Recommended printer
2010-01-13 by drmail377
My laptop battery is dying... short recommendation. Get a Samsung ML-1750 cheap on ebaY or the likes of Overstock.com. Buy a new FACTORY toner cartridge
[Homebrew_PCBs] ant-farm etching tank
2010-01-13 by Andrew Mathison
Dear Paul Mateer I share an A3 sized vertical tank for over 20 years with a friend, we do not use it that often nowadays sadly! But I can say that a horizontal
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] ant-farm etching tank
2010-01-13 by Stefan Trethan
With the vertical a small volume of bubbles from a linear bubbler travels over most of the PCB. It also exposes a smaller surface area of etchant to the air
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] decent etch tank setup
2010-01-13 by Roger Blair
Take a look at this for $55. Contemplating one of these for myself, as it will cost me half or more of that for materials, plus time to build. They claim a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] decent etch tank setup
2010-01-13 by Adam Seychell
... I m afraid the hobby PCB market is too small to make etching tanks widely available and at low cost. You best to make it. If you are not far from a
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] How do you clean the toner off the board?
2010-01-12 by Dylan Smith
... I always scrub it off with fine grit wet and dry paper (the same piece I used to clean up the copper in the first place before doing the toner transfer).
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] brother 5250 laser and PnP blue
2010-01-12 by Derward Myrick
David: It was a 1440 I do not rember the prefix letters as I do not have it now. This was one of the first printers that used the high temp toner. I had the
Re: Laser printer double printing to thicken toner
2010-01-12 by Roger
Regarding the HP 1320 laser printer. To change settings (if it is a network printer a 1320N). You may set the inter directly through your web browser. Just
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Recommended printer
2010-01-12 by Stefan Trethan
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/database?method=reportRows&tbl=4 ST
Recommended printer
2010-01-12 by David Griffith
If indeed my troubles are because of my Brother printer, would someone please recommend a monochrome laser printer with networking and a duplexer? My 5250 is
Re: Laser printer double printing to thicken toner
2010-01-12 by bebx2000
cboy2us, I had the problem of porous toner with a HP laserjet 1320. The printer came with a toolbox that allowed a setting of print density, but HP did not
HP-1300 Laser Printer
2010-01-12 by Terry Mickelson
The printout itself is not completely opaque but shows more of a dark grey than black. I could buy a Xerox solid ink printer or go to some kind of ink build
Re: decent etch tank setup
2010-01-12 by AA9GG
Not sure my post made it.... Here is one stateside: http://www.web-tronics.com/lowcosetsysw.html they actually have quite a few different ones.
Re:+[Homebrew_PCBs]+decent+etch+tank+setup
2010-01-12 by Paul Mateer, AA9GG
Here s one stateside: http://www.web-tronics.com/lowcosetsysw.html
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] decent etch tank setup
2010-01-12 by Stefan Trethan
Make it? Have a custom fish tank supplier make it? ST
decent etch tank setup
2010-01-12 by David Griffith
Where can I find a decent etch tank setup in the US that I won t have to spend a fortune on? I d like to get one of these:
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: etch resist as solder mask, and laminator discovery
2010-01-12 by DJ Delorie
... The discovery isn t about air bubbles, it s about getting 1/16 PCBs to *fit* into the laminator. If I hold the end of the film up as it s entering, I
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] ant-farm etching tank
2010-01-12 by Stefan Trethan
I have a glass tank about 30mm wide. I gave up on lexan because it was too difficult to glue with what I had on hand. Glass was easy with silicone. It has an
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] ant-farm etching tank
2010-01-12 by Paul Mateer
I would think a horizontal tank would be better than a vertical one. -- Paul Mateer, AA9GG Elan Engineering Corp. www.elanengr.com NAQCC 3123, SKCC 4628, FPQRP
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] ant-farm etching tank
2010-01-12 by Leon Heller
... Velleman sells something like that. I ve got one but it doesn t work very well so I ve gone back to manual agitation which gives excellent results. Leon
Re:brother 5250 laser and PnP blue
2010-01-12 by Buddy
I have tried the PnP Blue with a Brother printer and can tell you that this combination did not work for me either. I used an HP printer for a while (until the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Dry film tenting problem & pattern plating
2010-01-12 by Simao Cardoso
... I was to say something more about tin compatible etchants, since is also in my interest that you success in this, but it has the good answer already. You
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Pulsar PCB Fab System. Any good?
2010-01-12 by Andrew Mathison
Dear Andy two of us are enough surely? regards Andy ... Indeed -- but alas, so few people have the right name ... :) ... [Non-text portions of this message
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Dry film tenting problem & pattern plating
2010-01-12 by Adam Seychell
... A long time ago I tried doing what your doing. I couldn t get persulfate etchant to stop attacking the tin plating. I found that if I left the tin in dry
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Dry film tenting problem & pattern plating
2010-01-12 by Volkan Sahin
Hi Simao, Thanks a lot for your reply. It contains full of information. I tried phosphoric acid + ammonium per-sulfate it works fine. It didn t etch the tin
Re: etch resist as solder mask, and laminator discovery
2010-01-12 by David B
... Try cold rolling through the laminator first. I find this pushs the air out before hot laminating.
Re: How do you clean the toner off the board?
2010-01-12 by David B
... I find that lacquer thinner works well.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] brother 5250 laser and PnP blue
2010-01-12 by David Griffith
... What model printer do you have? -- David Griffith dgriffi@cs.csubak.edu
ant-farm etching tank
2010-01-12 by David Griffith
I m pondering building a etching tank that superficially resembles an ant farm: Cut two sheets of acrylic to make the broad sides of the tank, say, 8 x 12 .
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] brother 5250 laser and PnP blue
2010-01-12 by Derward Myrick
Brian, I found that using a rebuilt toner cartridge from Office Depot in my Brother printer would work OK. Derward Myrick ... From: Brian Lalor
Re: Pulsar PCB Fab System. Any good?
2010-01-12 by awakephd
Indeed -- but alas, so few people have the right name ... :)
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Dry film tenting problem & pattern plating
2010-01-11 by Volkan Sahin
Hi Adam, Thanks for the reply. ... I checked film adhesion, it is rock solid. Actually problem is exactly at the center of the holes. When I look at the film
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] brother 5250 laser and PnP blue
2010-01-11 by Richard (lists account)
The brother I had problems with used fuser oil which messed up the adhesion of the toner to what I was ironing it onto. My new one doesn t, and it has been
Re: Laser printer double printing to thicken toner
2010-01-11 by Andy
For my printer it would be impossible, the alignment has an error of about 5mm most of the time! :)
[Homebrew_PCBs] brother 5250 laser and PnP blue
2010-01-11 by Andrew Mathison
Dear David Griffith and All has anyone tried this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8IiVDaswEE&feature=related Could that be of any use in some way.....?
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] brother 5250 laser and PnP blue
2010-01-11 by Brian Lalor
... The only printer brand Pulsar says to stay away from is Brother: To date we have discovered only the Brother® brand of printers to be incompatible with
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Pulsar PCB Fab System. Any good?
2010-01-11 by Andrew Mathison
Dear awakephd it sounds like we have both had the same/similar experiences!!! Nice to meet you, we need people like us!! regards Andy ... Hi, Andy, Yes, I
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] brother 5250 laser and PnP blue
2010-01-11 by kimvellore@sbcglobal.net
I have not used Brother but used a samsung and xerox printers and found the ink sticks better to the blue than the pulsar. What I have noticed with the pulsar
brother 5250 laser and PnP blue
2010-01-11 by David Griffith
After getting poor results with Pulsar paper a while ago, I m thinking of trying again with Press n Peel. I ve heard that some people have problems with PnP
Laser printer double printing to thicken toner
2010-01-11 by cboy2us
I have searched for topics about this, but haven t waded through all the posts yet to find if someone has done this, or if it is even possible. I get complete
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] How do you clean the toner off the board?
2010-01-11 by Stefan Trethan
Yes, I ve seen this too. There are two ways: 1) scrape off the majority. Use the edge of another board or a steel scraper. My toner comes of quite easily this
Re: How do you clean the toner off the board?
2010-01-11 by demolitron
I always use acetone myself. I find that if I don t use enough to fully wet and dissolve the toner it tends to stain the board. So I just slosh some on the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] How do you clean the toner off the board?
2010-01-11 by Leon Heller
... I used to use Vim or Ajax. Leon
How do you clean the toner off the board?
2010-01-11 by nathan_h_tna
After etching my board I cleaned it off with acetone, and although most of the toner was cleaned off, some of it smeared:
Re: Pulsar PCB Fab System. Any good?
2010-01-11 by awakephd
Hi, Andy, Yes, I should have remembered that his original post said that both cartridges were doing it. I was going on the basis of the more recent post that
Re: How to dispose of etchant?
2010-01-11 by nathan_h_tna
That link s for Ferric Chloride, though, isn t it? I d like to keep using the acid/peroxide solution if possible as it s cheaper (and because I already have
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Dry film tenting problem & pattern plating
2010-01-11 by Adam Seychell
... I ve been using tenting method with great success and is one of the few operations that have not cause me headaches. My first comment is that you have