Homebrew PCBs

170 degrees is too low
should be over 200, a good iron in linen position goes up to 240 and works well.


--- On Wed, 3/23/11, David C. Partridge <david.partridge@...> wrote:
> I printed the top and bottom layouts
> onto glossy magazine paper on an HP LJ 4050, and they looked
> just fine.  I lined them up and taped them to the PCB,
> and fed the sandwich through the laminator many times, but
> the toner stayed firmly stuck to the paper with not the
> slightest hint of sticking to the PCB.  The toner is
> standard HP 4127X, and the laminator is set to its highest
> setting of about 170 degrees Celsius (just under 340F).
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Thanks
> Dave