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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Press-N-Peel?

2002-11-04 by Steve Greenfield

Check the message archives, and check the Links page. Steve ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs

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Press-N-Peel?

2002-11-04 by larrwill202wl

Has anyone tried this product Press-n-Peel ? I am wondering how well it works. See the link below. http://www.techniks.com/

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Re: Schematic Software

2002-11-04 by larrwill202wl

The Eagle software looks good. I gave it a quick try but cannot print a board design with out the silkscreen type image of the IC s etc.. Is it possible to

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Re: Schematic Software

2002-11-02 by caveteursus

If desparate, you can use MSPaint -- which is found under Accessories -- Nuts n Volts carried a series of articles using MSPaint for schematics. You

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Re: Schematic Software

2002-11-02 by tedinoue

If you re looking for something pretty easy to use, check out Target3001. http://ibfriedrich.com/english/engl_vordownload.htm I tried several other programs,

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Schematic Software

2002-11-01 by Hans Wedemeyer

Steve, EAGLE The demo works and allows all feature to be used. Restrictions on the demo is single sheet schematic and small double sided board. They have a

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Schematic Software

2002-11-01 by Steve

Hi Can anyone suggest a nice software (shareware or freeware) to draw circuits? I don t need an analysis or nothing fancy. Just a simple app to draw a

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File - monthly.txt

2002-11-01 by Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com

Monthly Reminder, please read: Subject lines: Remember to change the subject line if you are straying from the original thread. Please change the subject line

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Harwin pins ( was Re: Ferric chloride?

2002-10-29 by Dave Mucha

Hi Hans, Thanks for the data. I searched the Harwin site and could not find any data on ID of the pins. anyone have any other data ? Seems like a simple answer

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Re: pH and CuCL + HCl

2002-10-22 by grantfair2001

Adam- thanks very much for the information and link. What kind of indicator do you use? My chem student friend seemed to think that Bromphenol Blue was some

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Ferric chloride?

2002-10-19 by Hans Wedemeyer

Brian, I use Harwin pins when I have space. They require a 0.035 hole and must be riveted for reliable connections. I understand some people don t bother with

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Link to Photo of my vertical tank

2002-10-19 by Hans Wedemeyer

Here it is.. http://hans-w.com/crusty_2.jpg hansw ... ADVERTISEMENT [Image] [Image] ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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Re: Ferric chloride?

2002-10-19 by yildirimalper

Hi Mr. Wedemeyer, You wrote: I use a vertical tank (TupperWare Cereal container). Anyone wants a photo of it let me know. Can you post that photo to the

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Ferric chloride?

2002-10-19 by Brian Schmalz

Hans, Can you describe more about your Harwin Via Pins? I m very interested. Where did you get them, how much do they cost, what size holes do you drill, how

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Ferric chloride?

2002-10-18 by Hans Wedemeyer

I ve been using the same Ferric Chloride for years and years... I use a vertical tank (TupperWare Cereal container). Anyone wants a photo of it let me know.

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Ferric chloride?

2002-10-18 by Steve Greenfield

... Yep, biggest problem I ve had with etching in a flat pan is that no matter what you use or how hot you get it, etched copper and used acid builds up in a

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Ferric chloride?

2002-10-18 by JanRwl@AOL.COM

In a message dated 10/18/2002 8:04:13 AM Central Standard Time, ... Stuart: This has NOTHING to do with the air ! This motion only allows the dissolved

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Ferric chloride?

2002-10-18 by stuart.lamble@batepro.co.za

Hi I find that if I submerge the board in the ferric and then out into the air, causes the reaction to be spead up. I do this by placing the boards facing up

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Ferric chloride?

2002-10-18 by Adam Seychell

When the sugar in your sugar table bowl forms solids and sticks together in lumps does the sugar still function the same ? Its no different with ferric

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Ferric chloride?

2002-10-17 by norman doty

yes its still good, clumps and all. heat and agitating work good, but mounting the board vertical and lightly spraying the etchant on to the surfaces of the

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Ferric chloride?

2002-10-17 by Steve Greenfield

I can get some ferric chloride cheap, a few dollars for a pound. It is a bit old, sealed in two bags but it has stuck together a bit. Not so much I can t break

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] pH and CuCL + HCl

2002-10-17 by Adam Seychell

... pH isn t a good indication for HCl concentration of this etchant. pH will be very insensitive to acid concentration because HCl is a strong acid. (almost

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pH and CuCL + HCl

2002-10-16 by grantfair2001

A chem student tells me the pH of the solution outlined in: http://www.dnai.com/~rexa/Projects/CuCl_ech.html would be just as good an indicator of needed

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] H2O2 + HCl + Cu

2002-10-14 by Zoran A. Scepanovic

Hello caveteursus, 14. October 2002, 04:18:23, you wrote: c Has anyone used the hydrogen peroxide plus hydrochloric acid to etch c PCB s? Of course, I m

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] H2O2 + HCl + Cu

2002-10-14 by Adam Seychell

I ve heard of it being used, but never tried it.I guess the best thing for you to do is try it yourself. In Australia, H2O2 is available from commercial hair

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] H2O2 + HCl + Cu

2002-10-14 by Steve Greenfield

I thought HCL aka Pool Acid -was- Hydrocloric Acid. Isn t it? Steve ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill -

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] H2O2 + HCl + Cu

2002-10-14 by stuart.lamble@batepro.co.za

No, but I believe that ordinary, cheap Pool acid (HCL) works. It should work really fast as well. ... From: caveteursus [mailto:j.walton@amlp.com] Sent: 14

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H2O2 + HCl + Cu

2002-10-14 by caveteursus

Has anyone used the hydrogen peroxide plus hydrochloric acid to etch PCB s?

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RE:Staedtler 318 red pen

2002-10-08 by Robert Staley

Here is one source. Cheers Bob http://www.nicetoys.com/teachersstaedtlerinc.html Does anyone know of a source in the USA for the Staedtler 318 red pen? Thanks

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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Plotter PCB printing

2002-10-07 by stuart.lamble@batepro.co.za

Hi Daryl Not sure in the USA, but make sure you buy a FINE 318 red. The medium lays too thick tracks. Here in South Africa they sell for R20,00 which is about

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Plotter PCB printing

2002-10-07 by stuart.lamble@batepro.co.za

Hello PCBers Bravo - Encore - it worked. I followed the instructions at this link http://www.qsl.net/ve2emm/pcb/pcbe.html Thanks alienrelics. It works

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DeskPCB is now available

2002-10-05 by Fred Smith

IMService has released DeskPCB. This low cost CNC software program creates trace isolation cutting paths for cnc milling or routing. Outputs toolpaths to

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Some chemistry - NaOH as a developer

2002-10-05 by caveteursus

a 1% solution of NaOH (10 grams per liter) develops a board in less than a minute -- I find it helpful to develop under a red darkroom lamp (yes, I do BW

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Future floor polish as etch resist

2002-10-03 by Steve Greenfield

Before it dries, Future floor polish is water soluble. Don t know if that helps. Steve PS got some HP 320 deskjet and 340 deskwriter laptop printers! Board

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Re: Plotter PCB printing

2002-10-02 by crankorgan

Firecracker, I tried a disposable technical pen on the copper. The ink never dried. Do you have the name of the company that makes the OHP marker. Due to the

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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Plotter PCB printing

2002-10-02 by Steve Greenfield

... Anyone out there know what kind of plastic Future Floor Polish has in it? I ve been told that Frog Juice , used for sealing signs, is the same stuff but

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