Ok, so the way to go seems to be inkprinters nowadays.
What kind of transparencies works best with these printers?
Do the printouts have a long settling/dry-time?
//iman
On Dec 25, 2007 10:40 AM, Markus Zingg <homebrew-pcb@...> wrote:
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> Forgett lasers for this purpose, these days, get a Canon Pixma 4300. An
> alternative some time ago was the Epson Stylus C62 (set to premium
> glossy photo paper quality), but it's no longer available. This way
> traces down to 0.15mm are realistic and reproduceable and since no heat
> is involved, distortion is no issue or if still present, linear and you
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> > Hi,
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> > Currently I'm are using a Laserjet 1100 for my photomasks as it prints
> > really opaque black prints well on OHP transparencies. However when
> > the lines become to thin (<0.35mm) small holes start to appear at
> > random along the lines. This forces med to spend way to much time
> > covering the holes with a marker pen.
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> > Another problem is that the printer distorts larger PCB designs to
> > such an extent that i becomes impossible to align large double sided
> > PCB's. I could deal with the distortion if it was linear on both sides
> > but the elongation of the y axis due to heat up of OHP transparencies
> > is unfortunetely somewhat different on the sides. I could probably buy
> > some thick tracing paper to avoid some of the distortion. But i would
> > rather find a new good printer that just works with transparencies (if
> > at all possible).
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> > So are there any recommendations on laser printers that have worked
> > well for you guys?
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> > Cheers
> > //Iman
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