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Subject: Re: Still getting broken traces.

From: "sethkoster" <sethkoster@...>
Date: 2006-07-24

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Herbert E. Plett"
<cachureos@...> wrote:
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> --- sethkoster <sethkoster@...> wrote:
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> > Any ideas why I am still getting broken traces?
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> hard to tell as you don't mention when you notice the gaps.
> at first I would suspect too low temperature of transfer.
> 1) have you checked on the quality of the print. is it good. does it
rub off.
> any gaps?

The print to paper seems good. It looks solid and dense.

> 2) when the paper slides off the board, is it nicely clean? no black
spots
> left?

Nope. This is when the gaps happen, the paper lifts away while still
holding tiny bits of traces. I used to get traces that didn't fuse
to either the board or paper after transfer and would float in the
water, but I don't see that much anymore.

> 3) have you tried re-fusing the board after paper removal?
>

I have no idea what you mean by that.

I was looking at Pulsar's webpage and I noticed that in their tips and
tricks page they list my printer as one of about 5 which they have had
reports of not working. I'm using a Brother HL-2040.