[sdiy] blue copper-clad circuit boards?

[andrew]

some of my Formant modular PCB's are blue.
 
ac

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: greg montalbano [mailto:greg.montalbano at ucop.edu] 
	Sent: Fri 02/05/2003 20:09 
	To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl 
	Cc: 
	Subject: RE: [sdiy] blue copper-clad circuit boards?
	
	

	The old-style Paia boards were blue -- still have a few lying around. 
	(no idea where Simonton had them made, though). 

	~GMM 

	At 11:49 AM 5/2/03 -0700, Tim wrote: 
	>I haven't seen different color PCB material. What I 
	>have seen is different color solder mask. 
	> 
	>==Tim 
	> 
	> 
	>--- The Peasant <epeasant at telusplanet.net> wrote: 
	> > I have seen pcb material in many different colors, 
	> > from the 
	> > standard grey and green colors to blue, yellow, 
	> > brown, and 
	> > red. This is definitely not a coating, I have some 
	> > blue 
	> > perf board right here in front of me, in my 
	> > experience it's 
	> > not that rare. 
	> > 
	> > As to where to get some, that I don't know. 
	> > 
	> > Take care, 
	> > Doug 
	> > ______________________ 
	> > The Electronic Peasant 
	> > 
	> > www.electronicpeasant.com 
	> > 
	> > 
	> > Quoting Tim Parkhurst 
	> > <tparkhurst at siliconbandwidth.com>: 
	> > 
	> > > Still looks like solder mask to me. Notice that it 
	> > is 
	> > > shiny. Bare PCB 
	> > > material (at least the FR4 that I'm familiar with) 
	> > isn't 
	> > > shiny unless it's 
	> > > coated with something. Also note the blue letters 
	> > near 
	> > > the top of the 
	> > > picture. They look like they were created by some 
	> > sort 
	> > > of 
	> > > imaging/photoresist process (small, good detail). 
	> > Again, 
	> > > I could be totally 
	> > > wrong on this but this pic looks like a board with 
	> > a 
	> > > soldermask that doesn't 
	> > > cover the copper in the area shown in the picture. 
	> > Maybe 
	> > > these are switch 
	> > > contacts? 
	> > > 
	> > > Tim Servo 
	> > > "There is no conversation more boring than the one 
	> > where 
	> > > everybody agrees." 
	> > > -Michel de Montaigne 
	> > > 
	> > > 
	> > 
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	> > > > -----Original Message----- 
	> > > > From: Fahl, Romeo [mailto:RFahl at extensis.com] 
	> > > > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 9:30 AM 
	> > > > To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl 
	> > > > Subject: RE: [sdiy] blue copper-clad circuit 
	> > boards? 
	> > > > 
	> > > > I don't think that this: 
	> > > > 
	> > > > 
	> > http://www.spiritone.com/~8brain/tkbds/kbdclose.jpg 
	> > > > 
	> > > > used a blue soldermask.  Anyone know for sure? 
	> > > > 
	> > > > R. 
	> > > 
	> > > 
	> > > 
	> > > 
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