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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Les Newell <lesnewell@f...>
wrote:
> Thanks Adam,
>
> Sounds like my solution is quite low in copper. If I had realised
this I
> would have used less acid and made up less etchant. I bought 250g
of
> copper (II) oxide and based my calcs on the information I found
here:
> http://www.pacificsun.ca/~robert/pcb/cucl.htm
> Never mind, the copper level will build up by itself so it does not
> really matter. This is only hobby stuff so an extra 5 minutes or so
> makes no difference anyway.
>
> Les
>
>
> >You can put more copper oxide to increase etch rate. From memory
> >I think its around 140 g/L of copper(II) ions is good
concentration.
> >What copper oxide did you get, the black stuff or red ?
> >Black is more common which is copper(II) oxide.
> >100 g copper(II) oxide (black) = 66g copper
> >100 g copper(I) oxide (red) = 89g copper
> >
got a question
is it attack only copper or also tin (tin as resist after patern
plating)
gr. Roel