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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Inkjet printing of PCB's

From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2004-05-10

On Sun, 09 May 2004 20:47:01 -0400, DJHaCK <djhack@...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> it's not really related but would it work to replace the printer head
> with a UV laser and "print" on a
> uv-sensitive pcb , a bit like how laser printer work except without a
> spinning mirror involved
>

You are talking about a "photoplotter".
They are commercially available.
The probem is you would need to exchage all electronics.

I think it is not exactly the easiest approach as it involves coating with
resist
and developing, which makes it highly questionable if it is simpler than
TT.
of course the quality can be very good.

ST