Re: PCB Etching (again!) - chemicals used


"Michael" <michael.sallaway@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> 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. :-)

Most likely, I use a plastic ice-cream container to do my etching in as my
boards are usually small. Fingers I find don't fall off when inserted in the
FC, I may go out on a limb here but I'm sure it would take a while to feel
any effect from leaving any FC on your skin for a while. Water cleans up OK.

BTW, if you go down this road with the Press-n-Peel, I think a laser printer
is the go.

Cheers.


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