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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Pick and place rules for layout?

From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2004-04-23

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:30:21 -0000, ballendo <ballendo@...> wrote:

> Ron,
>
> I interested in a couple things you bring up... Snips, Questions
> below>
>
>> In Homebrew_PCBs, "Ron Amundson" <ron_amundson@h...> wrote:
>> In the past, one could get chemically etched stencils, but they did
>> not work anywhere near as well as the laser cut ones.
>
> What were the problems with the chemically etched compared to laser
> cut? IOW, please explain "work anywhere near as well"?
>


My guess would be the etched edges are nowhere near clean, they will
release
the paste harder i reckon.

ST