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Re: printer limitations or etch undercut

2007-04-11 by derekhawkins

>This contributes to the printer limitations I've been referring to 
>since it's just as evident in the artwork.

I found the artwork since the last post.

6/6 artwork snippet;

http://upload.pbase.com/image/77013545/original

6/6 etched board snippet from above;

http://www.pbase.com/eldata/image/77010930/original

Yes, the etched board looks better that the artwork. And there you have 
it folks "Undercut can be our friend" or "Jameson is fidelity" 
or "Jameson is gravity". Whatever...
 









--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "derekhawkins" <eldata@...> wrote:
>
> >I bet if one of those 6 mil lines were far away from surrounding 
> >copper then it will get etched faster, and therefore more undercut.
> 
> Look at the outside edge of the outermost track in the link below. 
The 
> only real issue here is the pronounced lower printer resolution on 
> tracks perpendicular to printhead movement. This contributes to the 
> printer limitations I've been referring to since it's just as evident 
> in the artwork.
> 
> http://upload.pbase.com/eldata/image/77010930/original
> 
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Adam Seychell <a_seychell@> 
> wrote:
> >
>

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