Re: PCB Etching (again!) - chemicals used


Chris wrote:
> Hey Michael, I used to use Ammonium Persulphate but Ferric Chloride
is much
> better. I got 4L from a PCB maker but you can get it here
> http://www.altronics.com.au/index.asp?area=item&id=H0800 . I practice
the
> same procedure as outlined here http://www.geocities.com/pdmtr/ but
with
> the slight distinction that I warm up my FC to bath temp on the BBQ.
Use the
> Press-n-Peel from Jaycar http://www1.jaycar.com.au/ and the main
point is
> clean the board thoroughly with a cream cleanser like Jif or Ajax
before
> ironing. The whole process from printing to drilled board is less
than an
> hour.

Hrm, that's good to know... do you know if it will work fine with the
kinsten etching tank that I have (referenced in the link in my first
post)? I don't see why it wouldn't, as it's all plastic (and glass, for
the heater), I'm just led to believe that it's pretty nasty stuff
(worse than ammonium persulphate) and I don't want to end up with nasty
results. :-)

Cheers!

Michael

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