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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] inkjet printing

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2006-07-14

Hmm, i wonder how you get your ideas... i would never have thought of that.

But i do not think the wetting is a problem. With the puddling it will wet
the whole area, only the puddles pull in the ink from the edges. They
don't pull it away completely, but it gets too thin to resist properly. If
it would use just a little less ink it would not puddle and pull any ink.
Still- worth a try for sure that breaking fluid.

I added some black ink to the yellow so the effect will be seen on photos.
I tried making photos but it is impossible to see with yellow only in the
picture. Must make some now...

thanks

ST


On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:28:55 +0200, Volkan Sahin <vsahin@...>
wrote:

> Stefan,
> I saw some puddling when the board is not clean enough and to avoid it
> I used wetting agent. I just did a few tests it worked for me.
> I used automobile break fluid as a wetting agent. Coat cleaned pcb with
> very thin film of break fluid and wipe it several times completely with
> paper towel. Set printer to minimum ink amount and then print.
> Volkan