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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "hal91k" <chemistrypaul@...> wrote:
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> Well, true. But I believe you get a thinner, more consistent finish with this stuff. Here's a photo of the board I did.
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> http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/2299/pcb006.jpg
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You definitely get a better plating by using a electroless Tin
plating. Using solder and an iron produces a bit of waviness or
bumpy surface (not to mention the flux which needs to be scrubbed
off). The elctroless Tin plating results in a very smooth layer.
I used to have the recipe for a wonderful electroless Tin plating
solution based on Stannous Chloride, Sodium Chloride, and Sodium
Cyanide. Now that I'm older and wiser (and still alive), I no longer
use that particular material.
Dave