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Disposal of ferric chloride etchant
I've just got hold of a nice little PCB etching kit, which uses ferric chloride as the etchant. I know it's re-usable for at least a few etches (though the kit doesn't actually specify an estimated ...
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PCB test patterns to assess etch quality
Does anyone know of a good test sheet for assessing the quality of home etching?
Rather than create something and reinvent the wheel, I'm looking for a PDF/PS file featuring tracks of different ...
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What's Special about Resist Pens?
Just what is special about the resist pens used to draw directly on PCBs before etching? Would a permanent marker work as well, or some other kind pen or marker? Naturally I have in mind something ...
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Ferric Chloride or Muriatic Acid + Hydrogen Peroxide for etching?
Currently purchasing the required kit to start etching my own boards and have gotten to the etching solution stage. Ferric Chloride seems to be the standard for etching but I have also read about ...
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PCB prototyping with Presensitized copper boards
I'm currently working on my first PCB prototyping by using some pre-sensitized PCB board, purchased from Maplins UK. However, I'm having terrible trouble exposing and developing the board, it just ...
