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I got a reply from Techniks regarding my inability to get a good
transfer from Press and Peel Blue to the copper surface using my
Brother HL-2040 for the first time. I had been using a photocopier to
transfer my images to Press and Peel Blue for about a year, with
reasonably good results; some near perfect, some boards requiring some
retouching. As I posted to the group a week or so ago, I got only a
couple of spots where the toner transferred, and it was not
recognizable as an image.

Tech support said that some of the new laser toners require 325
degrees, whereas I was using about 275 with the model airplane plastic
wing-shinking iron. Press and Peel film is good for 450 degrees, so
they suggested that I use a regular iron at a higher setting. They
are interested in hearing my results, and have offered to pay for any
sheets that I use in the experiment.

Ted Bruce
KX4OM