Homebrew PCBs

Mike,

Hey! It's good to run into you over here. (I'm Jim the S-10EV 
owner.) 

Glad to see your TT experience worked out.  It really does seem to 
depend on a number of variables (board preparation, paper, toner, 
time and temperature.) It looks like you nailed them all. Good for 
you.

BTW, I'll have to order one of those fuse boards from you, too.

Jim
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Phillips" 
<mikep_95133@...> wrote:
>
> Gents,
> 
> I just put in my file folder the first board I've made since 1976 
when
> I was 16. Then I used an etch pen and just hand drew out the board
> layout. The circuit worked. 
> 
> So last night I made a board for my electric truck. I used all of 
the
> tips that I could remember. 
> 
> Printed out Pedro's guide. 
> 
> Cleaned the copper with Tarn-x. Smells like acid. Did not use any
> Scotchbrite. 
> 
> Preheated the pcb with a heatgun. 
> 
> Used Model Aviation magazine for the carrier. 
> 
> Used a teflon coated clothes iron to press it down. 
> 
> Warmed the FeCl3 by placing the FeCl3 container in another 
container
> of warm water. 
> 
> As it turns out the transfer paper was pressed down too much as the
> traces swelled a bit any place there was a 90 degree corner. But 
the
> gaps were still good. This board will pass up to around 336vdc. So 
the
> spacing was important. I know not all of these are optimum methods,
> but it worked very well.
> 
> It made my first board in 30 years come out great. So I will be 
making
> something like 5 more for other fellow electric vehicle owners.
> 
> Thanks for all of the tips!!!
> 
> Mike
>