I added the results of a 5/5 etch to my inket page: http://www.delorie.com/pcb/inkjet/ I decided to be cautious this time. As soon as the big blank spots started vanishing, I stopped the etch, rinsed the board, and inspected the smallest traces under a microscope. They were etched! They looked unetched with the magnifier. Took only 25 minutes for 1/2oz copper. Based on these results, I now know to reduce my inked edges by about a mil to get the copper dimensions to match the design, as the copper was about 2 mil thinner than planned. I'm guessing the comb pattern on the edges from the inkjet (which happen to be about a mil wide :) cuts the UV down too much to get a full cure. Might also be causing the ragged edges at this scale.
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etched 5/5 results
2008-07-04 by DJ Delorie
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