[sdiy] PCB fab using Pulsar TTS

[Harry Bissell Jr]

It sounds like the PCB material might be warped...

Also... if you can, use a really OLD SCHOOL
iron.  One that is NOT steam is better... and has no
~safety features~

Today's iron usually do not get so hot as the old ones
did... most people are using low settings for
synthetics.

HIGH and even pressure helps

even then... you might get a dodgy run you will
not notice until after etch.

I think the "Press n' Peel" seems to be a more
favored product. I have only used TTS

(which btw... is initial slang for ~turns to sh!t~ so
there u have it !!!)

H^) harry

--- Tim Parkhurst <tim.parkhurst at gmail.com> wrote:

> Has anybody out there had success making PCBs with
> the TTS (Toner
> Transfer System) products from Pulsar?
>
http://www.pulsar.gs/PCB/a_Pages/1_Menu/overview.html
> 
> I've tried ironing a laser print onto a PCB, and
> then using the green
> TRF film to "seal" it, and I've also tried using the
> TTS decal film to
> get the laser print toner onto a PCB. I'm trying to
> do a 4" x 6"
> board, and I've yet to be able to make a usable
> board. The transferred
> image comes out fairly well in the middle of the
> board, but the
> quality gets really bad at the board edges.
> 
> I'm thinking I need to start with a PCB that is at
> least 1" bigger
> than I need, iron on the transfer with as much heat
> as possible (using
> a hand iron), and then trim the board after etching.
> But, I'm open to
> suggestions on this. I would love to be able to use
> a transfer system
> like this, as I can get copper clad material CHEAP
> at the local
> surplus shops. I clean the stuff until it shines,
> but I have yet to
> make a single usable board with all this stuff. The
> hand iron might
> also be part of the problem, but I'd like to hear
> from someone who has
> tried one of the laminator machines before I invest
> another $80 (the
> cost of the laminator that will work with PCB
> material). The laminator
> machine SUPPOSEDLY gives much better results in the
> transfer, as it
> applies heat and pressure in a much more controlled
> and consistent
> fashion.
> 
> Any feedback? Anybody made this work?
> 
> 
> Tim (and the wife wants me to stop messing with the
> iron) Servo
> -- 
> "Imagination is more important than knowledge." -
> Albert Einstein
>