Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by Stefan Trethan
... Forget the PCB thickness for goodness sake! Hacking a printer up for straight path is dead easy, i have done two only to find the printing is the problem.
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Re: Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by Bob_xyz
... ... could ... mechanicals, ... I ve never been a fan of thin PCBs at all, but this is ridiculously thin. By my figures, at a 100um thickness
Re: Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by lcdpublishing
Another consideration in this is the board preperation. If I get a printer and find out what ink he used, I will certainly start with using the exact process
Re: Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by lcdpublishing
Well if you would feed the mice a proper diet, you wouldn t have to worry about them eating that printer now would you! ;-) I would even run out today and buy
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by Stefan Trethan
On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:15:50 +0200, lcdpublishing ... I have put the epson in the attic with which i tried the staedtler ink. I tried it on the color head
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by Stefan Trethan
... should not be that tricky, the front of page is detected via a optical sensor, usually, and the repeatability side-to-side is usually very good with
Re: Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by lcdpublishing
... Me too! Having a bit of experience with CD printers and knowing how important the media is (coated discs etc.) I would have thought this to be a tough
Re: Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by lcdpublishing
Nope, your not dreaming! But if you are, I am in it too! This is very interesting indeed. I have to find me a printer that I can do some tinkering and
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by Leon Heller
... From: Stefan Trethan To: Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2006 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs]
Re: Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by derekhawkins
... I may even become a convert provided two sided boards can be efficiently printed with less than .004 misalignment.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by Stefan Trethan
Which ink did you use? (brand etc.) So this did work then, there are no faults in the PCB? Do you have any means to make closeup photos? I m not sure what to
Epson inkjet results
2006-04-13 by Volkan
Hi Everybody, As a long silent member and toner transfer lover, now I have something to share. I have tried direct inkjet printing with my EPSON CX4200. It is
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Stefan Trethan
On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:44:54 +0200, Stefan Trethan ... just want to add i see 50g silver nitrate on ebay for 25eur, so that would not
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Stefan Trethan
... below a copy of the post with the recepie. I asked my chemicals shop for prices and they told me 25g Silberchlorid ¤ 128,33 25g Silbernitrat ¤ 98,44 so
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Alan Marconett
HI Stefan, I searched the archives, didn t find a recipe (no problem), but I did read all the great posts on Cool-amp. Probably where I first heard of it in
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Stefan Trethan
If you look in the archives you ll find a recepie for homemade cool amp silver plating. The problem is some ingredient - silver something - is extremely
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Alan Marconett
HI Stefan, Yes, that would work well. This is the stuff I was trying to remember: Cool-Amp- #1233-500 (silver plating powder) Protects copper, brass and
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Stefan Trethan
... If you mill your boards there should be nothing stopping you from plating the whole area beforehand, with a electroplating process, i think. ST
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Alan Marconett
Hi Stefan, Thanks for the comments. I m not ready to do any of this yet, but I m collecting ideas that are being discussed. My current goal is just be able to
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Stefan Trethan
On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:56:52 +0200, Leon Heller ... But looking at the prices for having it done these days i doubt it is at all possible to do it cheaper.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Leon Heller
... From: Alan Marconett To: Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 5:41 PM Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
Msg from listowner Re: My first try failed miserably..
2006-04-12 by Steve
I cannot pick out who said what in this post. I m seeing more and more where the quoted text and new message look exactly the same. I d appreciate it if
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Stefan Trethan
... A few minutes earlier you pulled the PCB out of a very corrosive liquid that is designed to etch copper, it is not a problem if washed off. ... One would
Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by derekhawkins
... The merits and demerits associated with just about every known tinning method have been discussed extensively here and on Usenet. Suggest you do some
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Alan Marconett
HI Leon, That sounds much more desirable. And for through-hole plating, I think I recall that it requires some sort of painting (?) of a conductive material
Re: My first PCB (photo-resist).
2006-04-12 by derekhawkins
... The exposed resist should easily dissolve away in the solution leaving bare copper provided the exposure time was sufficient. No cleaning as such should be
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by John Popelish
Alan Marconett wrote: (snip) ... I have seen a spring loaded trip punch type swaging tool that does this in a single push. I don t think this site sells that
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Leon Heller
... From: Alan Marconett To: Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 5:02 PM Subject: RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re:
RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Alan Marconett
HI Jan, I DO like the effect. I really wouldn t want any acid residue left on the board. I see the tinning process, but as it involves heat as you describe
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: My first try failed miserably..
2006-04-12 by guja
Len Warner wrote: [ guja deserves part of the blame ;-) Hint: when unsure of a commercial product, search for a MSDS (Materials
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: My first PCB (photo-resist).
2006-04-12 by Leon Heller
... From: patroclus04 To: Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 3:37 PM Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: My
Re: My first PCB (photo-resist).
2006-04-12 by patroclus04
I m using a brand of positive board that surely does not exist in the US. I live in Spain. It is green. Yesterday I did some tests, and photoresist SURELY goes
Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by derekhawkins
... This applies to connectors and pin headers.....One way to do it...First you normally solder the pins on the solder side then using a plias (or fine screw
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] My first try failed miserably..
2006-04-12 by Zoran A. Scepanovic
Hello Ronald, Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 8:59:34 PM, you wrote: WOW too much NaOH. Only 7 to 10g per liter of water! -- Best regards, Zoran A. Scepanovic
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: My first try failed miserably..
2006-04-12 by Leon Heller
... From: Ronald Vanschoren To: Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs]
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: My first try failed miserably..
2006-04-12 by Ronald Vanschoren
I normally top post, but because you helped me so much I ll write it at the bottom especially for you :-p ... Ok should have looked into it better, I just
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: My first try failed miserably..
2006-04-12 by Stefan Trethan
I do expect a word on this from you Steve. thanks ST On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:47:21 +0200, Len Warner
Re: My first try failed miserably..
2006-04-12 by Len Warner
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 at 23:51:11 +0200, top-poster Ronald Vanschoren ... Reading this backwards, as required by Ronald... [ guja deserves part of the blame ;-)
imformation about PCB
2006-04-12 by vivin varkey
i am a new member of your group. please give he imformation regarding what is a PCB,types, how the procedure is being carried out, how the components r being
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by JanRwl@AOL.COM
In a message dated 4/11/2006 1:28:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time, KM6VV@arrl.net writes: I hope that wasn t ACID paste! Alan: Plumber s Solder Paste is
Through plating - double sided
2006-04-12 by Herbert E. Plett
sorry, this thread went totally off-topic. I didn t mean to discuss the quality of solder, but on how you guys solve the DIY through plating. In the (nice)
Re: Using an Epson R300 to make PCBs
2006-04-12 by fenrir_co
... Ten refills isn t bad, my Epson R340 died in 3 months and I hadn t even finished the original set of cartridges. I /finally/ got the thing replaced this
Re: My first try failed miserably..
2006-04-12 by Chris Horne
At the risk of stating the obvious, the printed side of the transparency goes against the surface of the board.. :-) I never had much luck with inkjet
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] My first try failed miserably..
2006-04-11 by Stefan Trethan
On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 23:53:49 +0200, Ronald Vanschoren ... no test pattern is needed, although you might put a transparency on the exposure unit to add in the
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] My first try failed miserably..
2006-04-11 by Ronald Vanschoren
Would I use a test patter or just expose the whole board? How do I see what the correct time is then? Will it be as clear as copper on one part (not exposed
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Using an Epson R300 to make PCBs
2006-04-11 by Stefan Trethan
... hmm, did load allright here, i went via google. isn t that important, it says there are resistive heaters... ST
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] My first try failed miserably..
2006-04-11 by Ronald Vanschoren
I just bought this thing:
Re: Using an Epson R300 to make PCBs
2006-04-11 by Steve
... specifically ... there ... ... That s a members only link.
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Using an Epson R300 to make PCBs
2006-04-11 by Stefan Trethan
... You never know, you never know... Actually i have found a document describing printhead design specifically mentioning the one i looked at (black from HP
Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Using an Epson R300 to make PCBs
2006-04-11 by Stefan Trethan
... You never know, you never know... Actually i have found a document describing printhead design specifically mentioning the one i looked at (black from HP