[sdiy] PNP Blue questions

[aankrom]

I've also been wondering about the shelf-life for PNP. I've had some in 
a box for a couple of years.
I figured Smallbear should have a link. Dunno why I didn't find it...

AA

On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:56:34 -0500, Oren Leavitt wrote:
> On 4/23/2012 3:45 PM, aankrom wrote:
>> I found a PDF that tells everything, but which side of the PNP to 
>> print
>> on: I'm guessing it's the dull side?
>>
>> On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:17:17 -0400, aankrom wrote:
>>> I know I've posted about this several times before, but I want to 
>>> get
>>> it right. I thought I'd saved the responses, but I can't find them
>>> anywhere. Googling how-to's with PNP are a tad unsatisfactory.
>>>
>>> Which side to print on? Which is best iron temp? Time for ironing?
>>> Should I put a piece of paper in between the iron and the PNP? Is 
>>> the
>>> a good way to tell if the design is transferring - that is, is 
>>> there a
>>> good way to visually check if I've ironed long enough?
>>>
>>> I plan on using FeCl3 for PC boards. Is this a good etchant for die
>>> cast aluminum as well? I want to etch the cases for the projects 
>>> too.
>>> I've seen some examples and they look pretty cool. Some of the
>>> techniques use electric etching,but I don't see the need for this.
>>> Would peroxysulfate be a better etchant?
>>>
>>> I'm sure trial and error will help, but I don't want to waste much
>>> PNP stock and I certainly don't want to mess up my nice laser 
>>> printer.
>>>
>>> AA
>
> To add to the info pool,
> Smallbear has a nice PnP starter kit and his own howto link:
>
> http://www.smallbearelec.com/servlet/Detail?no=600
>
> - Oren
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