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Re: DIY Etching Tank

2006-11-20 by Andrew

Fresh Ferric Chloride (before having copper in it)
is probably less dangerous than stuff you have
in your drinks cabinet.

I know if I was offered a nice fresh cup of FeCl3
or a jagermeister <insert alcoholic beverege you
wish to diss here> which one I would take :D






--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan"
<stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:17:55 +0100, Roland F. Harriston
> <rolohar@...> wrote:
>
> > I never
> > have any of this stuff actually in my living quarters.
> > HTH
> > Roland F. Harriston
>
>
> You'll probably have more dangerous substances under the kitchen
sink than
> FeCl.
>
> With CuCl heating is a bad idea because of the HCl fumes (low boiling
> point and lotsa fumes even below that).
> Not an issue with FeCl, and that really benefits from the heating.
>
> ST
>

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