OK, the instruction I've read are on the trimer, which requires cooling. Looks like it _can_ occur accidentally too. So now we're all suspected terrorists.
--- On Sun, 2/14/10, Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Muriatic acid + drug store hydrogen peroxide
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 1:57 PM
Would be nice if you could correct wikipedia.
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On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Yngve <yd_br@yahoo. com> wrote:
> That's rubbish. Make a search on how acetone peroxide actually is produced and the needed care and equipment. Besides, it would stay in solution and decompose at the temperatures used for etching.
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> That people actually believe these old wives tales is the cause of the hassle at airports and restrictions on access to useful but largely innocuous materials.
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> Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Muriatic acid + drug store hydrogen peroxide
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