Hi Alan,
I choose the HP Deskjet 960c because it is using the HP PCL3
(enhanced) printer control language and my Boardmaker PCB layout
program also uses PCL3. I don't know about the combined
printer/scanner from Hp. Please visit www.hp.com
I used the Canon transparencies as I was these using with the
Olivetti and the Schaeffer refillink. I bought the Canon trannies
cheap on a computer fair. I tried several brands and the Canon gave
the best results.
I did consider buying a plotter on ebay.
But it takes a very long time, more than a hour, to plot a
groundplane. Also have my doubts about the narrow pads and tracks
needed for SMT. The Hp produces a layout of excellent sharpness in a
few seconds...And it also prints a nice picture from a scanned color
transparencie or photo.ELSO
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@y..., Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@a...> wrote:
> Hi Elso,
>
> Thanks for posting! My wife has a 960 DeskJet, which also has
scanner,
> fax. I'm wondering if this is a similar machine? The Canon
supplies
> note is especially interesting, considering the prices of HP
consumable
> products. I remember buying supplies for my old HP7475A plotter!
>
> No one has mentioned using a plotter to lay out a PCB, not useful
> anymore?
>
> Alan
>
>
> elsokwak wrote:
> >
> > Derek,
> > It works!.
> > I just made a very neat looking PCB with the HP DeskJet 960c!
> > First I had to overcome HP's Commercial trick; I had to install
the
> > colorcartridge before the machine was willing to print in black
and
> > white.
> > I am using transparencies made by Canon for Color BJ printer(CF-
101)
> > after almost getting
> > a heardattack reading the price for the HP trannies ($ 45 for 50)
> > There are thousends of microscopic little pinholes on the
> > transparency but that proved not to be a problem. I am using
Bunguard
> > FR4 PCB material. The PCB's are exposed with UV light using
contact
> > printing method.
> > Even with the slow output from the 286 computer I did not get
white
> > stripes as was always the problem with the old Olivetti.
> > Thanks again!
> > ELSO
> >