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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Muriatic Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide Fumes

From: DJ Delorie <dj@...>
Date: 2009-06-08

"perri.anthony" <perri.anthony@...> writes:
> Can I get some ideas on how to build this hood? Using a bathroom
> vent fan sounds like a good idea but aren't the fan blades made of
> metal? And wouldn't that corrode in a short period of time with this
> chemical mixture?

The one I got has a plastic fan. As long as the fan is always running
while you've got the containers open, the fumes should be dilute
enough to be relatively harmless to the vent. Here's an old photo of
my setup:

http://www.delorie.com/pcb/lab/img_0213.html