Sounds like an interesting idea. I'll first try my idea with the hot air gun,
I can heat up the board so hot that I can barely touch it. If that works, I
may look into where to get that type of thing.
On Tuesday 16 May 2006 00:07, William Carr wrote:
> On May 14, 2006, at 4:23 PM, Christopher Hart wrote:
> > I'm actually working on HP Black inks right now.(The color inks
> > just run,
> > regardless how I dry/cure them) I just realized I have an old
> > Deskjet 340
> > sitting around, that already has a straight paper path. I am currently
> > fighting a battle with the inks beading up on the copper, even
> > though my
> > initial tests on aluminum worked without any problems. My next
> > attempt will
> > be using a hair dryer (mild hot air gun) to warm the board during
> > printing,
> > and get the inks to dry quicker, hopefully as they hit the copper.
>
> I don't know if it's a practical suggestion, but there are compounds
> now used for emergency bandages.
>
> You slap one of these on a fast-bleeding wound, and the chemical
> additive absorbs the blood instantly, giving off some heat.
>
> This causes the wound to clot immediately.
>
>
> I was just wondering if it would be possible to deposit a coating of
> these crystals on a PCB so that ink would dry faster.
>
> Thus the ink would set much faster. As long as the thin film wasn't
> resistant to etchant, it might expedite the process.
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