Re: inkjet printing

On 19 Oct, 09:01, "Jon Slaughter" <Jon_Slaugh...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I know there have been several discussions about this topic before. I'm
curious cause I've ran into the same problem.

When printing to transparencies the ink somewhat beads up and solid regions
of black are not close to being completely black. I used this before and it
worked for my purposes but I wasn't using 10mil traces and I don't recall it
being this bad. Its about 10% transparent in solid regions.

I've read in previous posts that maybe using tracing paper, pen plotters, or
commercial printing services is the better option and I will probably end up
doing that if I can't come up with a satisfactory solution.

Anyone have any ideas to improve the the distribution of ink? I was thinking
about maybe scuffing the transparency a little to prevent beading up but
this might effect the transparency somewhat or introduce distortions into
the routing? Or could one heat up the transparency a little, maybe with a
hot air gun but far away on low temperate? I imagine that idea would ruin
any fine detail though.

Jon


Mega Electronics here in the UK sells JetStar Premium film that works
very well with my HP inkjet. Ordinary Jetstar works with Epson
printers. I get excellent results, down to 8 mil tracks or less.
Farnell stocks Jetstar, so it is available worldwide.

Leon


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