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Subject: Re: ETCH TANK'S [COST EFFTIVE]

From: "dkesterline" <desterline@...>
Date: 2004-04-12

> Denny
> The HCL is a little less than 30%, and yes, Savon Drugs & 3% on
the
> h2o2. I appreciate the help with the final % and ratios. I guess

Just to point out, the 3% will work, but it's too weak for long term
use to regenerate.

<snip>

> From what I've read on CuCl2 etching, there are a few things that
> cause chlorine generation. Two of them: not enough copper, and too
much

Well, that may be true, but from my experiance it isn't. From my
experiance the sure way to generate lots of chlorine is to put in too
much H2O2. The extra oxygen bonds with the hydrogen in the HCL to
make water and in the proccess it frees pleanty of chlorine.

Since I don't use H2O2 to regenerate, I haven't seen this issue since
I mixed it up to start with.

-Denny