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1982 Markus Zingg
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Jun 1, 2003
10:11 am
Hi Stefan ... That's strange. You really should try to find a better store then :-) ... Steinel is havine a homepage. You find the product along with the ...
1983 stefan_trethan@...
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Jun 1, 2003
4:51 pm
thanks. DIY means Do It Yourself. i found out these english guys call their "baumarkt" DIYstore. i initially wanted to buy it for desoldering. i have a...
1984 Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogr... Send Email Jun 1, 2003
10:11 pm
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...
1985 Markus Zingg
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Jun 2, 2003
12:26 am
Hi folks I'm still testing with water - the voltage regulator still get's too hot with low PCB motion speeds. Anyways, I created a little MPEG movie of the...
1986 twb8899 Offline Send Email Jun 2, 2003
2:47 am
... movie ... asked ... Markus, That's an impressive tank system you made. I'm also interested in the chemistry you will be using. Please provide more...
1987 John Myszkowski
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Jun 2, 2003
4:46 am
Hi Markus, I can give you one experience from my past experience in the PCB industry many years ago. One problem we encountered, very rarely, but gave a lot of...
1988 Adam Seychell
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Jun 2, 2003
5:38 am
... 7000 gallons (26500 liters) down to 75 gallons (280 liters) is a massive saving !! Had you thought about using "counter flow" rinse systems or sometimes...
1989 grantfair2001 Offline Send Email Jun 2, 2003
6:23 am
Hi Stefan- I followed your work on this project with interest. I hoped it would work, but I agree with you completely that it was worth the effort. I have...
1990 twb8899 Offline Send Email Jun 2, 2003
9:03 am
... Hi Adam, We looked at every type of rinse system we could find. The cascaded rinse tanks are a great way to go but we didn't have the floor space and our...
1991 stefan_trethan@...
stefan_trethan Offline Send Email
Jun 2, 2003
11:43 am
hi i have tried this with the plotter. i do disagree with the guys saying it will work with the staedtler 313 or 318 red. the line with, especially the...
1992 stefan_trethan@...
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Jun 2, 2003
12:15 pm
you aren't using a switching regulator? may be worth it.. ... -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte lächeln! Fotogalerie online...
1993 Markus Zingg
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Jun 3, 2003
1:27 am
Tom and others, I will get back with detailed information as soon as it makes sense. I updated my page http://www.myhome.ch/mzingg/pcbstuff/tps/ to give a...
1994 Mike Putnam
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Jun 3, 2003
4:29 am
... Hi Stefan, Try the link below for a free program to convert postscript to hpgl. http://www.mathworks.com/support/ftp/toolsv4.shtml scroll down the page to...
1995 stefan_trethan@...
stefan_trethan Offline Send Email
Jun 3, 2003
8:05 am
thanks mike.. but this is unix software, my linux is not running now (because of hd problems). also i really don't know it it would work for that purpose. if...
1996 Steve
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Jun 3, 2003
4:50 pm
I added the Matlab EPS to HPGL to a new folder in the Links section, Conversion Software. ...
1997 Markus Zingg
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Jun 4, 2003
7:56 pm
Hi Adam, After some testing, it turned out that you were absolutely right. Not that I really would have doubht it - It came even worse in that the anode bags -...
1998 stefan_trethan@...
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Jun 4, 2003
8:44 pm
whats a lamp regulator? do you mean a triac dimmer? if you have problems firing at low angles try using a voltage with a different phase angle for the firing...
1999 Adam Seychell
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Jun 5, 2003
2:20 am
Yes, normal steel is a bad news around a copper acid plating tank. I only recognized this problem because I've been through these mistakes myself. Suitable...
2000 Mike Putnam
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Jun 5, 2003
2:36 am
... Stefan, Sorry, I am not runnning linux or unix so I cannot try out the program. Perhaps someone knows of a link for a windows HPGL converter? -Mike...
2001 JGraham
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Jun 5, 2003
3:45 am
since your a win guy, you can run cygwin and get all the neato gnu/linux stuff working on windows. It is a posix emulation layer for win9x/2k/xp/nt. It...
2002 Markus Zingg
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Jun 5, 2003
8:57 am
Hi Adam, Thank you very much for your feedback. [snip] ... Ok, will try to get this. ... They are all stainless already. ... Thanks for the info about the PC...
2003 Markus Zingg
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Jun 7, 2003
12:42 am
Hi folks! I'm a happy man! See the pictures of the first sucessfully through hole plated PCB on the page! http://www.myhome.ch/mzingg/pcbstuff/tps/ Click on...
2004 adam Seychell
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Jun 7, 2003
1:13 am
Very rewarding work. Are the boards through hole plated or just plated on the outside ? I only ask because I wasn't sure if you have the electroless up and...
2005 Hans Wedemeyer
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Jun 7, 2003
2:12 am
Markus, It's looking good. Did you measure the thickness of the board before you started plating ? How much extra copper do you now have to etch away when you...
2006 Hans Wedemeyer
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Jun 7, 2003
2:15 am
Markus, Another question.... How will you prevent the etching inside the newly through plated holes ? Hans W...
2007 Markus Zingg
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Jun 7, 2003
8:04 am
Hi Adam ... Yes, they are through hole plated. :-) ... Mr. D. Bungard - is very helpfull. He is reachable on the phone and also answers e-mails (usually within...
2008 adam Seychell
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Jun 7, 2003
11:22 am
... You do not mention an electroless copper bath ! If this is so then your process uses palladium activation , not electroless. Electroless copper involves...
2009 Markus Zingg
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Jun 7, 2003
12:11 pm
... You are right, I am using palladium activation. The palladium is 200 EUR per 0.5 liter. That's expensive, but my 2.5 liter tank only needs 125ml per load....
2010 adam Seychell
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Jun 7, 2003
11:35 pm
... Thanks for the price info. I'd expected that price range. I remember once a friend looked into doing his own through hole plating using conventional...
2011 stefan_trethan@...
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Jun 8, 2003
8:00 am
laminating: it should be possible to use a laser printer / copier fuser unit. simply construct a thermal controller for it or use the one in the printer if you...
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