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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Old etch

From: Russell Shaw <rjshaw@...>
Date: 2010-04-02

Chris Maness wrote:
> If you keep the Ferric Chloride in a container with a lid and add a bit of
>> HCl every few months before a use, it will etch PCBs for years if you use
>> air bubbler agitation. Better to keep it.
>>
>
> That works for FeCl3 too? I thought that was just for CuCl2 solution.

I don't know. It's just the brown stuff from the shop that eventually
goes green after enough copper and airation.