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Subject: Re: Dissapearing Tracks in deveoper

From: "tboneuk_2000" <a_reynolds@...>
Date: 2004-02-04

Thanks everybody , here is a little more information

As both the developer and etchent were from the same company and in
the same packaging I used an approximation like so:-

Etchent was in a 250 ml Bottle
Developer was in a 250mg Bottle

so knowing that a teaspoon is 5ml, roughly the same amoun of
deveoper granuales on a teaspoon would be 5mg,

similar to this post

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Roger, in Bangkok"
<mercies@c...> wrote:

> One teaspoon roughly equals 5 milliliters ... milliliters =
milligrams =

I used 500ml of water with a 10:1 ratio of developer so I would need
50mg of granuales or 10 teaspoons as an approximation, however as
this post

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller"
<leon_heller@h...> wrote:

>It sounds as if it was too strong, anyway - Fotoboard 2 uses half-
strength developer.

I also noted this so I only used 5 teaspoons (leveled not heaped to
be on the safe side)


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller"
<leon_heller@h...> wrote:
> Try agitating the developer by rocking the container continuously.

I did continuously keep the deveoper moving both by rocking and by
moving a brush around the solution (not brushing the board, this did
not come into contact with the board, just kept the solution moving)

hope that makes things a little clearer

Kind regards

Tbone