Ted:
Thanks for the detailed procedure for using the Brother HL-2040 printer.
I'm sure that the quality of the toner in any printer is important in the
type of work we want to do.
I'm looking at several editions of the Harbor Freight catalog, and the paper
is indeed clay coated. It appears to be about the same as the paper
Time magazine uses, i.e. thin and rather lightly clay coated.
I think that it might be more troublesome for printing houses to get
consistant
results with non-clay coated paper when they print color photos, etc.
The extreme is represented by the fashion magazines that use a very thick,
heavily coated paper for high resolution color photos.
Thanks for the information.
Roland F. Harriston
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Ted Bruce KX4OM wrote:
>
> You might do a search on my user name, as I have made several posts on
> the Brother HL-2040 problems over the past year and a half. It simply
> would not work well with Press n Peel Blue. Teknics tech department
> said the new printers use higher temp toners. The lable on the inside
> of the printer discharge chute has a caution regarding the 431 F parts
> inside.
>
> What I've finally settled on is catalog paper, specifically non-glossy
> pages from the mailed version of the Harbor Freight catalog. It's
> thin, so I tape it to a sheet of printer paper. I have some board
> examples, beginning with the first try, in the Ted-KX4OM folder in the
> Photos section.
>
> I preheat the iron to 330 degrees and then iron for 2 minutes using
> moderate pressure, with the temperature still increasing. I use a
> paper towel between the iron and the paper/PCB; it evens out the heat
> and it minimizes the problems with steam holes in the iron.
>
> The digital thermometer is one for cooking meat. I has a sharp-tipped
> probe on the end of a cable, and a digital readout in C or F. It cost
> $15 from Harry's Market here in Atlanta, a large fresh foods/gourmet
> place.
>
> Thanks go out to Buddy for the tip on the Office Depot toner.
>
> Cheers,
> Ted
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@ yahoogroups. com
> <mailto:Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>, "izzo47" <izzo47@...> wrote:
> >
> > THANKS! I have a Brother HL-2040. I made 5 boards ok, then a run of bad
> > traces...... Still trying to find the right paper.
> >
> >
> > --- In Homebrew_PCBs@ yahoogroups. com
> <mailto:Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>, "Buddy Brown" <buddybrown@ >
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > > I also have a Brother printer. It can be made to work,
> > > But, it takes a little more pressure and a lot more
> > > Ironing time, about 8 to 9 minutes. Also, the generic
> > > Toner refills from Office Depot for the Brother printers
> > > Works for TT much better with very much shorter
> > > Ironing times.
> > > I have also converted to an HP printer, but just wanted
> > > To let those of you that still need to use the Brother
> > > Printers, that they can be made to work.
> > >
> >
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