Hello Sir Ted,
Here is my first picture of my PCB. It is listed in the PHOTOS
section. The name of it is...
My first PCB using the toner method
...your friend, Patrick
P.S. This will give you an idea on how you will have yours looking,
once you find 'your' style!
...all the best, my friend ! ! !
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "kilocycles" <kilocycles@...> wrote:
>
> Now you've just made me mad, Patrick! I bought a new laser printer
> specifically to do PCBs, and I chose the Brother HL-2040 over the same
> HP at the same price because of the cost of toner cartridges, 2400
> dpi-interpolated resolution, and I'm not happy about it! You're
> getting good-quality PCB transfers, and I'm not!
>
> I've got one more method to try; I'm getting a couple of inkjet
> transparencies to try with it. Also, something someone said regarding
> using a cloth or paper towel over between the iron and the
> transparency is something I'm going to try with the Press and Peel
> Blue sheets that I still have. I'm thinking that the pinholes (a LOT
> of them in foil-filled areas) may partially be due to uneven contact
> between the PCB and the bottom ot the iron due to slight ridges around
> the edges of the board from cutting it with my long tin shears. I get
> some areas of very good transfer, and some with serious problems.
>
> I may need to revisit my board prep procedures as well, following the
> ideas that have been posted here. Basically, I've been using a
> "greenie" fibre cleaner, and an acetone wipe, and that's it.
>
> I'm glad your boards are working out well, Patrick.
>
> Cheers,
> Ted
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Cambre
> <braincambre500@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Pete,
> >
> > I just bought (Friday) an HP 1020 Laser Printer from
> > Office Depot.
> >
> > The results are amazing. I am using the toner transfer
> > method with HP Inkjet Photo Paper
> > (C1846A/Glossy/8.5mil/175g/m2 47lb/25 sheets).
> >
> > I run it through the laser printer one time, then I
> > use my iron for one minute on the highest setting. In
> > between the PCB and iron is a single sheet of paper.
> > Underneatht the PCB is about 5 sheets of paper, to
> > keep my table to getting too hot!
> >
> > Yes, no pin-holes, no bleeding, no nothing...except a
> > very, hard to get off, toner attached to the PCB!
> >
> > a friend, Patrick
> ---snip---
>