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Re: Etchants is use

2007-07-11 by Ted Bruce KX4OM

Jeff, I ve always wondered where one can buy HCl and other chemicals of that ilk. Ted KX4OM

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Re: Etchants is use

2007-07-09 by TonyB

Hey Etchers, mostly lurking, but i ve been etching for over 30yrs. Reguarding the Add-to-H2O discussion: normally, it s always recommended to add the acid to

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Re: Etchants is use

2007-07-09 by Les Kalmus

Always Add Acid means add the acid to whatever. This is a precaution in case the mixture gets hot and splatters. The splatter will be the liquid being added

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Etchants To Drink

2007-07-09 by Roland F. Harriston

Tony: Personally, I don t think I would ever ingest the stuff unless it was prescribed by a competent physician, and I don t think that a competent physician

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Etchants is use

2007-07-09 by Tony Smith

... Ha! :) Ok, I take it back. You might a pedantic douche (perhaps reformed since you trimmed that list!) but it s good to see you ve got a sense of humour

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Re: Etchants is use

2007-07-08 by pork_u_pine2000

I have been experimenting with H2O2 + HCl. I just don t like ferric chloride much. It s just nasty stuff. And I was also very surprised to find 35% H2O2 at

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Re: Etchants is use

2007-07-08 by Jeffrey Jenkins

... at room ... It warms up a little when you add the peroxide, so let s say it is used at around 20F above room temp . You really want to make and use this

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Re: Etchants is use

2007-07-08 by Jeffrey Jenkins

... The ratio is 1 volume HCl to 2 volumes H2O2 and you Always Add Acid, as they say (e.g. - 200mL h2o2 added to 100mL HCl). The solution heats up maybe 10-15C

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Re: Etchants is use

2007-07-08 by h500ca

I use copper chloride since it can be regenerated indefinitely by bubbling or by adding a few drops of 30% h202. Concentrated h202 should be readily available

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Re: Etchants is use

2007-07-07 by lcdpublishing

Jeff, What is the ratio you use for that? How long does it last? Which to you add to which? (Peroxide to acid or acid to peroxide) Any other tips or info

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Re: Printer choice

2007-07-07 by dl5012

Hi Pete, I m using a Lexmark Optra E+ with toner refills. It worked okay for paper transfers, but it was too tedious to remove the paper. I ve switched to

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Etchants is use

2007-07-07 by JanRwl@AOL.COM

In a message dated 7/6/2007 5:32:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, tesseract@tampabay.rr.com writes: I previously used ferric chloride heated to near-boiling in

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Resist technique lost

2007-07-06 by Jim Reed

I m new to H_PCBs, but I ve been a tinkerer with electronics since the 60s. I ve worked for a few companies which had very good luck with negative resist

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Re: Etchants is use

2007-07-06 by Jeffrey Jenkins

... I previously used ferric chloride heated to near-boiling in the microwave for years but after I learned about HCl/H2O2 on this group I gave it a try and

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Electroplated tin and PTH

2007-07-05 by Andrew

... Adam, have you dropped the CuCl in favour of the alkaline etchant because of problems with through hole plating ? Is the whole tent and etch thing

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Printer choice

2007-07-05 by Peter Harrison

Hi It looks like my old printer (A laserjet 4mp) is about to give up on me. so, anyone got good advice on a replacement? Either a laser for toner transfer or

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MG Liquid Tin results

2007-07-05 by DJ Delorie

Got some recently, did some tests with it. Seems to be exactly what I had hoped :-) http://www.delorie.com/pcb/liquidtin/ Now, if someone would sell a bottle

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Etchants is use

2007-07-05 by Lez

... because in the UK its all you can buy off the shelf. Chemicals are not really sold in the UK, even drain cleaner is weak. If you want chemicals as such

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Etchants is use

2007-07-05 by Adam Seychell

... As you noticed, there are a number of etchants used by hobbyists. That shows there are exists pros and cons with all of them and each suit users

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Etchants is use

2007-07-05 by Kamal Shankar

I would be interested in getting a good idea of what are the etchants being used. AFAIK, they are : 1. Hot FeCl3 2. Muriatic Acid + Hydrogen Peroxide 3. Copper

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Re: Has anyone tried...

2007-07-04 by Andrew

... Apart from the fact that is sounds harder and more expensive than just using photographic emulsion as nature/god/kodak intended.

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Has anyone tried...

2007-07-04 by Gordon Couger

I have long thought it should be possible to use lithographic methods to do what you want and more. Lithography works by putting a substance the repels water &

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yeah its ded but heres a question......

2007-07-04 by timbomcnuckle

I think the proximity of the holiday might have alot to do with the lack of corrispondance. I am trying to figure out a way to get some light sensitive PCB s

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Has anyone tried...

2007-07-04 by Surf Thenet

Has anyone ever tried to make a printed circuit board by printing a reverse image onto a sheet of aluminium foil [with an ink jet printer], then plating copper

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