I don't think it is necessarily more heat and longer time, what you
need is even heat and even pressure.
The toner doesn't seem to care how long it is molten, but during that
time it must touch the copper, and of course it must get hot enough to
melt.
A laminator really does make it much easier, personally i never
managed to get consistent quality with the iron.
ST
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 5:16 AM, Brian <blue_eagle74@...> wrote:
> I had some bad traces on a board I did TT on and nail polish remover
> normally worked, I use aolchol to clean before etching without
> removing toner. but I bought some 100% acetone and WOW it came right
> off with no scrubing. It smells a little but not too bad. I am doing
> all this in my master bath so smells are a consern.
>
> So far from what I have seen here is, I need to clean my boards
> better and use alot more heat and for a longer time. Also I think the
> board bends with heat so using the tip of the iron, since I dont have
> a laminator, would work.
>
> the only problems I have had is one or two traces broken and one or
> two pads missing. I would like to say this is due to dirty boards. I
> have no problem with the etching.
>
> Thank everybody for their inputs.
>
> Brian