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Subject: Re: TT and trace width.

From: "Phil" <phil1960us@...>
Date: 2004-02-02

well, I've only done a couple of pcbs but I had a similar problem -
the transfer didn't go that well for bigger areas. I was pretty
concerned about it since current capacity is a function of width and
thickness. So I just took a sharpie and augumented the resist.
worked fine.

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "dkesterline" <desterline@t...>
wrote:
> Is it just me, or do other people have more trouble with wide
traces
> than thin ones?
>
> I can TT a 24 thou trace easy, but if I try a 100 thou trace it's
> fuzzy, thinned, and I get etch through. Planes and polygons are
very
> difficult to get solid, I end up spending lot's of time with a pen.
>
> Just me? or you guys too?
>
> -Denny