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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Tin salts

2003-11-13 by mpdickens

... The Metal Finishing Guidebook lists three formulations for immersion deposits of tin onto copper, only one formula is cyanide-free. Here is that formula:

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Re: Tin salts

2003-11-13 by dombaines

Ah... Sorry, Not trying to make it... Got to sort out a hazard assesment of I want to use it. Etch... that s easy it s FeCl in Water... So what is in a simple

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Tin salts

2003-11-13 by Ted Huntington

I bought some of this but have not tried it yet. Does it work? thanks Ted ... -- Ted Huntington Programmer Analyst I Main Library University of California,

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Tin salts

2003-11-13 by mpdickens

You can purchase this stuff at any decent supply house. It s dirt cheap and would cost you more to make it than it would to buy it. One Online site where you

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Tin salts

2003-11-13 by dombaines

What are the tin salts used when tin plating... i.e. what is the chemiscal involved in a hot solution 50 C disolved tin salt? Regards,. Dom

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New file uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs

2003-11-12 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Homebrew_PCBs group. File : /Homemade

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Re: DIY Bending Brake

2003-11-12 by Steve

I was just thinking that the bending brake would also make scoring and breaking PCBs much easier. Steve

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Re: DATAK negative Resist

2003-11-12 by ednspace

Oh, and I should mention that the page I have been following is: http://www.pic101.com/pcb it is excellent and where I got the idea for the makeup swabs and

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Re: DATAK negative Resist

2003-11-12 by ednspace

... using ... illumination ... Hey Stuart, Yes this is going out! Sounds like it may be part if not the whole problem. I am going to back the light out or

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Re: DATAK negative Resist

2003-11-12 by ednspace

Hello there Marvin, ... I am scrubbing with ajax right now with bleach and a new scotch bright. This was my first thought too, but I think the boards are

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Re: DATAK negative Resist

2003-11-12 by ednspace

Hello there Marvin, ... I am scrubbing with ajax right now with bleach and a new scotch bright. This was my first thought too, but I think the boards are

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Re: DATAK negative Resist

2003-11-12 by ednspace

... Yes, I am. They work well and seam to leave no fibre behind, like a tightly woven q-tip. I can get good coverage with no waste and even pull any tiny

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Re: DATAK negative Resist

2003-11-11 by Steve

... The photoflood is going to be optimized for balanced visible light. The growlite will be optimized for more UV light, which plants need to grow. I used a

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Re: DATAK negative Resist

2003-11-11 by ednspace

... with ... Thanks for the reply Bob, Could be part of the problem, I started with a standard sort of Grow- lite by GE but did not know how much if any UV was

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Re: DATAK negative Resist

2003-11-11 by Steve

Many years ago I made a bunch of boards using Datak Negative resist, sprayed it on with a pump sprayer. Do you mean you paint it on with those very soft fine

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Re: DATAK negative Resist

2003-11-11 by Bob

Does Datak mention anything about using a sunlamp ...something with some UV spectrum in it? That s what I used in a silk screen method with photo-emulsion and

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DATAK negative Resist

2003-11-11 by ednspace

Hello, This is a plea for help! I am on my 5th trial with this and while each trial improves somewhat in end quality, and certainly in the process, (no longer

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UK PCB Board supplier

2003-11-10 by dombaines

Where can I get maybe a lot of 20 or so PCB s boards mixed single and.or double sided up to 500mm x 250mm for use in home etching for projects? I will

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UK PCB Board supplier

2003-11-10 by dombaines

Where can I get maybe a lot of 20 or so PCB s boards mixed single and.or double sided up to 500mm x 250mm for use in home etching for projects? I will

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Re: Boxes for our PCBs?

2003-11-10 by dombaines

... shack. ... I use old PC metal cases. As soon a a PC is upgraded at work the old case is thrown, along most of it s contents. I scrounge some of the PSU s

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Ferric Chloride life

2003-11-09 by Moore

Been using the same 17 fl ounces of etchant for 5 boards, roungly 45 sq inches. 1/2 10z copper the other 2 oz copper. Thought the last two took a little long

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Re: DIY Bending Brake

2003-11-08 by Steve

Very clear, I thought. Very simple and easy to build. Thanks! I converted them to GIF and put them in their own folder. A request to everyone- if you are

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New file uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs

2003-11-08 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Homebrew_PCBs group. File : /Bend

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New file uploaded to Homebrew_PCBs

2003-11-08 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Homebrew_PCBs group. File : /Bend

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Re: Sources for HCl

2003-11-08 by Steve

... find ... Go to the Homebrew_PCBs group page and click on Links , then Acid Etching Tips and Suppliers . The link itself is too long, and you have to be

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DIY Bending Brake

2003-11-08 by grantfair2001

I uploaded 2 files to the files section, Brake 1.bmp and Brake 2.bmp. These can be viewed with the MS Paint program. My brake is about 18 wide. I assume

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Re: Sources for HCl

2003-11-08 by Dave Mucha

... Links on ... I find ... Visit the website instead of the e-mail version of the list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs/ then go to the links

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Re: Sources for HCl

2003-11-08 by Steve

These and many more links can be yours, just for visiting the Links on the list! Just pull back the curtain on Acid etching tips and suppliers ! OK, it s

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Re: Boxes for our PCBs?

2003-11-08 by Steve

While I wouldn t like to see a long discussion of the merits of cabinet punches, I -would- like to see this posted in Files and/or Links. After all, the first

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Re: Boxes for our PCBs?

2003-11-08 by Steve

Yeah! I ve been collecting things from toy store closeouts and thrift stores to be made into sci fi props and for test equipment enclosures. Folding travel

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Re: Boxes for our PCBs?

2003-11-08 by Steve

Aluminum boxes? Even better, I chuck a stub of a pencil with one of those replacement erasers on it in a drill press. Then with the drill on slow or medium

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