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Re: Blower for hot air solder??

2005-01-30 by Thomas P. Gootee

... Sometimes there are lots of different kinds of pumps (and lots of other interesting stuff!) available for very low prices at: http://www.labx.com Good

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] RE: Scratch & Etch

2005-01-29 by Les Newell

Try Layout blue from http://www.chronos.ltd.uk RS components http://www.rswww.com also stock layout blue but their web site is off line ATM and I haven t got

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] RE: Scratch & Etch

2005-01-29 by Brian Schmalz

PK, I have no idea if it s available in the UK, but if it s not, there must be something just like it. Machinists use it all the time, and there are tons of

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RE: Scratch & Etch

2005-01-29 by onenastyviper

Thanks to all who replied. I connected the plotter and it does work...Yay. Next items/questions/ideas burning holes in my brain... Is this Dykem(sic) Blue

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Blower for hot air solder??

2005-01-28 by gettingalongwouldbenice

I had the good fortune to snag a Leister Labor S7B hot air wand. It needs external air. Near as I can tell from the specs and my experiments is that I need

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Scratch etching

2005-01-28 by Stefan Trethan

... Bob, i made a boad yesterday from 12 to 1 in the night, 2-sided smd/throughhole, both sides component legend, ground planes, about the hardest you can get

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Re: Scratch etching

2005-01-28 by Bob_xyz

... time ... Since scratch-etching sounds like it can (mostly) run unattended, the time that *you* have to spend may not be all that great. Granted, it may

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Re: Scratch etching

2005-01-27 by mikezcnc

Hi Stefan, Then I will add that scratching method is not worth anybody s time unless they are imprisoned. Mike ... mechanism is ... scratch ... inconsistent

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] RE: Scratch etching

2005-01-27 by Brian Schmalz

Hi PK, I ve done scratch etching before, and it does work well, at least in theory. :-) There are refinements to my process that need to be made before it

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] RE: Scratch etching

2005-01-27 by Stefan Trethan

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:07:12 -0000, onenastyviper ... track resolution with a OHP pen (staedtler) was bad, here. couldn t even get a trace between DIL pins,

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RE: Scratch etching

2005-01-27 by onenastyviper

Hi, I have recently rescued a HP 7475A plotter and I am looking at converting it to handle pcb scratch etching (I think the mechanism is nowhere near strong

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: UV lamps? Round 2

2005-01-27 by Terry Mickelson

Firstly, thanks to everyone who replied and a special thanks to those that also supplied URLs. I m basically screwed. My toner transfer isn t working a hundred

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Re: UV lamps?

2005-01-27 by mikezcnc

Russell, Since you have mentioned teh word columination so many times, I did some checking and yes, there is a word columination but the the effect that

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV lamps?

2005-01-26 by Russell Shaw

... h ... The black-light blue mercury HID lamps (125W, 250W, and 400W) are sold for stage lighting effects and don t put out the shorter wave UV. With

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV lamps?

2005-01-26 by Brian Clancy

G day I am starting to regret having mentioned collimated light. I have no practical experience of this except that by spacing the light source a further 40mm

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV lamps?

2005-01-26 by Adam Seychell

... t have time to migrate and it prevents polymerization in areas of lower light intensity. In other words, high intensity will overcome the effects of poor

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV lamps?

2005-01-26 by Russell Shaw

... h ... The black-light blue mercury HID lamps (125W, 250W, and 400W) are sold for stage lighting effects and don t put out the shorter wave UV. With

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Re: UV lamps?

2005-01-26 by mikezcnc

I could have agreed with you before I tried the same inkjet printed film with fluorescent exposure box and Hg arc with nice collimation. When I saw a dramatic

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV lamps?

2005-01-26 by Earl T. Hackett, Jr.

This is getting a bit off topic. The comments below are close and when I started working with photoresists that was my opinion as well. However, when we

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV lamps?

2005-01-26 by Adam Seychell

... Overall light energy and collumination are completely separate parameters with respect to photoresists. More photons simply means a faster photochemical

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV lamps?

2005-01-26 by Earl T. Hackett, Jr.

The need for collumination depends upon the spaces you are trying to maintain. If you are shooting for less than 5 or 6 mils it s important. If your exposure

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV lamps?

2005-01-25 by Adam Seychell

... I agree, the level of collimation depends on the resolution required. However I found the artwork produced by inkjet printers has sufficient high

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Re: UV lamp exposure unit - For Sale

2005-01-25 by mikezcnc

OK, I will ad my two cents: I can sell a bottom portion of the Nuarc 26 as here http://tinyurl.com/5g4eu for $100 plus shipping. The base contains expensive

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Re: UV lamps?

2005-01-25 by mikezcnc

I had a very unpleasant surprise with a commercial uv box ($600) that was unable to create SMD images on PCB. It turned out the collimation was teh issue. When

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV lamps?

2005-01-24 by Brian Clancy

G day Jason, My understanding of it is that you need to have collimated light, i.e. all light rays are coming vertical to the artwork so that it does not go

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV lamps?

2005-01-24 by Jason Giglio

At work, for exposing printing plates we have a professional vacuum UV exposure table. This uses a few dozen bulbs very close to the work. Isn t this the

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Re: Photographic techniques

2005-01-23 by art_lammoglia

... I ... going to ... a ... magnification of ... on a ... 1280x1024 and go ... length) ... I think you missed the original post. He wants to project the image

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Re: Photographic techniques

2005-01-23 by javaguy11111

I was able to find a darkroom class that will be offered in March in my area. So I will sign up for that. It give me a good chance to understand the techniques

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Re: Photographic techniques

2005-01-23 by art_lammoglia

... much ... originally ... Well what kind of resolution does your LCD/Display system have? I think to get better than 1200 dpi on your 4x5 board you are going

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UV lamp exposure unit - For Sale

2005-01-22 by Brian Chapman

I reviewed the list s rules on the home page, it doesn t appear I m in violation by posting this message. But, I m not positive. If I am, I do apologize. A

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UV lamps?

2005-01-21 by Earl T. Hackett, Jr.

I d recommend a single bulb fixture - the smallest you can get a lamp for - and back it up with a parabolic reflector. You will be trading light columination

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Re: Photographic techniques

2005-01-21 by javaguy11111

After thinking about it, I think I should clarify what I mean by limits. I do not mean limits of my patience. I have gotten great results with the toner

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Photo PCBs in OZ

2005-01-21 by DHC

Have a look at: http://www.cia.com.au/rcsradio/ for PCB supplies. Cheers, Darcy ... From: John Craddock To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,

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