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Re: Vinegar, Salt, Peroxide Etching

2011-03-09 by RJ

Thanks Rolland .. 
I wondered about that .. 

I am also going to get a bottle of that
peroxide / phosphoric acid mix at the beauty supply.
Just to try it on a scrap board .. outside per chance there
could be bad fumes .. lol  just to see .. am curious ..
and at 3.00 a bottle .. cant hurt .. I guess thats why I like ferrets .. allways curious about things .. and yes .. I heard what happened to that curious cat.

Randy - N2CUA

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Roland F. Harriston" <rolohar@...> wrote:
>
> Javaguy:
> 
> I think it works like: the peroxide "oxidizes" the copper, i.e. 
> decomposes it,
> and the muriatic acid dissolves the decomposed copper.
> I think the vinegar (acetic acid) would probably work, but it would
> have to be a very strong vinegar. Household vinegar is about
> 2 or 3 percent acid.
> 
> Someone will certainly correct me if I am wrong.
> 
> Roland F. Harriston, P.D.
> *******************
>

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