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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Regenerating CuCl

From: Adam Seychell <a_seychell@...>
Date: 2005-09-07

Phil wrote:

> What it boils down is that there are lots of ways of getting the same
> result with relatively the same level of efficiency.

yep, and each of us has a preferred choice on what system to use.


> One other thing I haven't seen discussed is the effect of etching
> speed on pinholing with TT. I think (though have no way to prove it)
> that pinholing is proportional to etch time. It seems to work out
> that way. The last batch (the one I mentioned) had almost no
> pinholing at all. I was very pleased with the result. Even under the
> microscope, it looked suprisingly clean for TT.
>

As I understand the "pinholes" are just small voids in the toner coating
the copper. How can this effect etching rate , which is governed by a
chemical reaction ?