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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lez" <lez.briddon@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] UK'ers, anyone in uk _not_ using fecl ?


> On 27/01/07, Leon <leon355@...> wrote:
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lez" <lez.briddon@...>
>> To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
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>> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 11:35 AM
>> Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] UK'ers, anyone in uk _not_ using fecl ?
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>> > UK'ers, anyone in uk _not_ using fecl for etching?
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>> > If not what are you using, and where did you get it.
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>> I normally use FeCl3 but I've tried HCl and H2O2. It works OK and it's
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>> easy to find the materials - a chemist for the H2O2 and a hardware store
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>> Leon
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> Leon thanks, ok right then, what do use as a hardware store, I have
> sainsburys homebase and b&q, but I can guess before I take a trip
> their if I write HCI on a scrap of paper, hand it to customer services
> and say where do you keep this, I will get a very blank stare.........
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> Just what do you buy it as?

It's usually called Spirits of Salts and is 30% HCl. Builders merchants are
best as it is used for cleaning brickwork and clearing drains.

Leon