That's a good one! I can't find mentioned product here, so i tried
similar stuff - tarnish remover - i found Cillit Bang in local
store, tried on some old copper and it cleaned it perfectly! I will
try transferring tomorrow to see how it works in real life, but for
now thanks for info!
Paul
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Wayne Topa <linuxone@...>
wrote:
>
> I have followed the suggestions of those more experienced then
me in
> precleaning the pcb, and found that I 'must have' been doing
> something wrong.
>
> My first 2 boards were cleaned using the scotch brite pad and
dish
> detergent and failed when I ran the board through the laminator.
> By failed, I mean the toner did not adhere to the board. I had
to
> repeat the cleaning/transfer 3-4 times before I got good
adhesion.
> Wasted a lot of TTS paper that way.
>
> I recently ordered some pcb's from abcfab, and on on the EBay
page
> describing the boards, Bill mentioned that there were a number of
> cleaning solutions that would clean the copper, and that the
> scotch brite scrub wasn't necessary.
>
> One of the cleaners mentioned was Tarn-X. I went out and bought
a
> new bottle (the bottle we had must have been 5-6 years old) and
> tried it on 4 boards last night. I pre-washed the boards with
soap
> and water using a cotton ball, dried with a paper towel then
using a
> cotton ball soaked with Tarn-X , simply applied it to the the
boards.
> I then washed off the boards with water only and dried them,
laminated
> them and after 5-6 passes through the laminator I dropped
> the boards into cold tap water and, in 2-3 minutes, the paper
floated
> off and there was no toner on the carrier at all (I use Pulsar
TTS)
> and the boards were perfect. I had a hard time believing it
could
> be that easy.
>
> The boards from abcfab were not tarnished in any way so this may
be
> why this worked so well. Even so I did see a change in the
color of
> the copper as I applied the Tarn-X. I am so pleased with the
> results, I though I better pass it on.
>
> This Pulsar TTS paper, though somewhat expensive, is a dream to
work
> with. The paper floats off and does not require any work at
all. I
> have tried other medium but it is just too much work getting the
> paper layers off the toner. As I am only making boards for my own
> use, I find the Pulsar TTS is the way to go. Using the Pulsar, 1
> minute etch method, I can go from printer to finished board in
about
> 15-20 minutes.
>
> Good Transferring!
>
> Wayne
>