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Solder resist ink

2006-10-02 by tukiel

Hello all, Does anyone know what silkscreen ink I should use for making solder resists (mask)? I have made many prototypes, but a nice thing to have would be a

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2006-10-01 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com

Monthly Reminder, please read: Messages and threads: Please do NOT start a new thread by replying to another message. Even if you change the subject line

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV LED arrays?

2006-10-01 by Henrik Olsson

Yep, the LED s they used where: Kingbright L-7113UVC. That particular LED has a 20 degree beam , they put 24 of them in a grid ~32mm appart. The distance from

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UV LED arrays?

2006-09-30 by yllawk

Hi Folks, I m mostly a learning lurker on these tech exchange lists, but the recent UV source discussion has stimulated a question I ve been wondering about. I

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Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-28 by Steve

... I don t know what you have against John Craddock, but I don t tolerate bullying. Derek, you are on moderated status. Steve Greenfield listowner

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-27 by Russell Shaw

... If you put a collimator (lens) in front of an isotropic light source such that the cone of interception is 90 degrees (quite efficient for a lense setup),

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV Light Sources

2006-09-27 by william.kroyer@kilroysprojects.net

Just something else that occured to me in regards to MV bulbs put to use for photoresist. If you want to find them cheap/free make friends with some local

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-27 by william.kroyer@kilroysprojects.net

So basically UVB is useless for photoresist and it s UVA output that s key? Wouldn t a full spectrum plant bulb work fairly well then? If I recall most put

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Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-26 by derekhawkins

... If you remove the reflector and put a collimator in front of the lamp you ll get your collimation without focus. Yes, nice low intensity parallel rays.

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-26 by Zoran A. Scepanovic

Hello Leon, Tuesday, September 26, 2006, 9:52:31 AM, you wrote: Some snippings :) and replies inbetween the lines ... UV-C (UV-A) is long wave UV ... Good one!

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Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-26 by derekhawkins

... This is more to do with focus than collimation. Parallel rays would be better than divergent rays but convergent rays would even be better than parallel

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Moderated Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-26 by Steve

... I m sorry to do this, but since you continue to be combatative and are attempting to bait, you are now on moderated status. Steve Greenfield listowner

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Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-26 by Steve

... missed it; sorry we don t have any American schools in OZ. Your insinuation in the snide comment above is pretty dammed offensive and totally uncalled for

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-26 by John Craddock

... Thank you very much for that information Russell. Points like your experience on the exposure time and distance between light source and object provide a

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Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-26 by twb8899

... questions mixed in context below. ... There is ... or is it separate? The reflectors in my exposure unit are external to the lamp. They are made of thin

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-26 by John Craddock

... That was precisely the reason for my question (see the first post on this thread). I understand from my web searching that UV-A is the radiation band that

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-25 by John Craddock

Tom, thank you very much for that information. I have a few questions mixed in context below. ... Is the reflector built into the globe i.e.. is it a PAR type

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Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-25 by twb8899

We had two DMVL-930 exposure units for dry film photoresist and they used 1000 watt bulbs. When I closed the PWB plant I kept the best one for my home shop and

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV Light Sources

2006-09-25 by John Craddock

... Thanks Leon For the collimation I was going to use a parabolic reflector. With a 16 (400mm) dia., reflector it would seem to be feasible to have a working

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Re: UV Light Sources

2006-09-25 by Andrew

... Yes the mecury vapour lamps work fine for PCB resist. Most expensive comercial machines use them I think. They also (as others have pointed out) need to

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV Light Sources

2006-09-25 by william.kroyer@kilroysprojects.net

Well mercury vapor bulbs are a popular choice for lighting amongst reptile owners because they offer a decent amount of UVB that is needed by a number of

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV Light Sources

2006-09-25 by John Craddock

I read somewhere on the web that a mercury vapour lamp with the outer uv blocking envelope removed gives a very good source of uv light for photo-pcb resist

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