Has anybody tried electroplating, like this kit:
http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/tin_plate.htm --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "jriggen55" <jriggen55@...> wrote:
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> How do you coat the copper traces to keep down the oxidation and
> improve solderability?
>
> I haven't made a PC board in 25 years, but back then, we put the PCB in
> a solder bath with a peanut oil top layer to keep down the dross. This
> was time consuming and costly (solder was expensive in that quantity).
>
> How is it done today? I saw some mention of 'tin-it' in one of the
> threads here but cannot find it on the web.
>
> This is a great group and it's quite interesting comparing how home-
> brew PCB's are done today and how we did it 25 years ago. Isn't
> technology great?!!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jim
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