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Subject: Re: Newbie having trouble

From: "sethkoster" <sethkoster@...>
Date: 2006-07-13

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Herbert E. Plett"
<cachureos@...> wrote:
>
> --- sethkoster <sethkoster@...> wrote:
> > What do you think of using some sort of paint on top of the traces to
> > strengthen them and avoid pinholes?
>
> paint what? paper? board? makes no sense to me.
>
> pinholes can only be originated with a faulty print!
> first use white paper, so you can easily spot if any toner residue
stays on the
> paper after removal. there should only be the print left as dull
lines on the
> removed paper!
>

Sorry, I guess that was kind of cryptic. I meant after the transfer
adding an etch resistant paint over the traces (on the board). But
from what you're saying this would only address the symptom and not
the cause (symptom being pinholes and cause being faulty print), so
I'll just put my effort into examining my printing skills.