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From: "Lez" <lez.briddon@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Ferric Chloride


>> Before everyone jumps all over me. Hydrochloric acid is used by brick
>> layers to clean brick work, and to clean concrete driveways, and its
>> also used adjust pH in swimming pools. Yes, you have to be carefull
>> because it is a STRONG acid. Wear eye and skin protection, and use in
>> well ventilated area, you should be doing that anyway with the Ferric
>> Chloride.
>
> We find it hard to get such things in the UK, I looked at this last
> year, as my FE was getting exhausted etc, still using Fe and will be
> buying more at the york ham radio rally on the 6th, but only because I
> cant find a way to buy anything else.

Most hardware shops sell HCl. You should look for "Spirit of salt", that's
the usual name on the container.

Leon