Chris Kleeschulte <
laconia@...> writes:
> Others would disagree, but the UV methods require some specialized
> equipment, but would yield better overall results. I might have to
> include a SSOP part soon, so I might be up against a hard limit of the
> method that I use. I can't see getting a .6 mm lead spacing with the
> toner transfer method.
I wish I could get toner to be as reliable as UV, so that boards that
don't require small traces can get done faster and cheaper, but I've
found - in my case - I can ∗finish∗ a UV board faster because I know
it's going to "just work". It seems I can never get a good-enough toner
transfer any more, there's always a broken trace somewhere. When I get
some free time, I need to throw some science at it and figure out what's
going wrong.
I can easily do 8/8, and with care 5/5, with UV - but it's more steps
and more $$$ per board.