This is an older post but thought I would add to it. I use tips at 700 degrees F. The temp is not as important as to the time you spend on the joint. The quote...
Dose any one now if Orange UV reversal film is still available. I used to use it 30 years ago; expose with the normal UV exposure unit and develops in water. ...
Hi all, Does anybody know or use an affordable and easy way, from the hobby (not professional) point of view, to create doble-sided VIAs or Pads? I use the ...
... Mega do something like that for their "Quickmark" signmaking system. It's a two-layer peel-apart thing if memory serves. www.megauk.com if you're...
Any info on double-sided metallized pads or vias? 2010/12/13 Vicent Colomar Prats <vicentecolomar@...> ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I have no personal experience. I think a plated-through-holes (PTH) process is usually a bit beyond the hobbyist level, but is the only way of achieving...
Hi Donald, I think your idea of putting a thin wire in a slotted pad could work, but it is going to be a lot of work. A friend of mine also tried to flat the...
... I mill out PCBs at home using my Everprecision 2002 machine, and then I make connections with solder-paste. Using paste is a lot faster than using solder...
Hmmm... I wonder... pre-drill the via holes (or all of them I suppose) to match some wire you have. Push wire through and clip, so that it sticks out a little...
I'm confused about what quimical is. I can't find that in any dictionary. Do you mean chemical? Done with chemistry? Donald. -- *Plain Text* email -- it's...
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Dec 15, 2010 9:19 pm
... It should be a typo for 'chemical' since in both Portuguese and Spanish chemistry is spelled as 'quĂmica' (quimica for non-utf8 users), and Vicent seems...
... This sounds very interesting since you've had actual experience using these types of chemistries. Would you mind telling how you used them as far as how...
... Oh, I'll easily admit I don't fully understand everything I need to know for this :) Yet :) ... My understanding was that you tend to vary either current...
Aha! Thank you. I almost didn't get to chemical until sending my question, then the light bulb started to glow. Now all is clear. Thanks for the information...
Hello, Simon. I couldn't find a link or guess the location of the DIY page referenced at the bottom of your platepcb home page. I did find the lpkf and...
... At the top of the page, there's a 'welcome' link (which is what you're reading), and a 'DIY' link (which jumps to a blog-style page). Cheers Simon ...
Thank you Simon, I found it. I had to enable javascript to see those bits. I'm on my way! Donald. -- *Plain Text* email -- it's an accessibility issue () no...
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Dec 16, 2010 12:57 am
... Experience only with comercial palladium just like the one Markus Zingg bought. In a commercial machine for small runs during some months. With horrific...
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Dec 16, 2010 1:10 am
... And i admit that didn't look to what CAT4101 were. ... You need fixed voltage limited current that varies with board size. The most important is respect...
... Do you have a reference for that current calculation, Simao ? I was looking at http://www.thinktink.com/stack/volumes/volvi/copplate.htm and they are...
MG Chemicals sells a that includes chemicals to plate vias. The directions may be interesting too http://www.mgchemicals.com/products/electroless.html ...
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Dec 16, 2010 8:10 am
... No. Just current densities i saw at various patents and papers. Like for DC 1A per dm.sq max for chemistries without additives 75min time. Or 3A/dm.sq with...
... Ok, so if I'm only planning on being able to plate a 160x100mm board, or 1.6dm^2, using your figures that comes to a range of 6.4A -> 9.6A in the forward...
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Dec 17, 2010 1:07 am
... Simon, it depends on your chemistry and anodes. Get documentation and follow it, i don't know what are you using but am sure my setup is way different than...
Hi all, and thank you all for your very interesting answers. As Simao very well appointed, I'm Spanish speaker, and my English is not very good (as you can...
Hi. "Quimica" is the portuguese word for "Chemistry". "Quimical" is a typo from a portuguese speaking person trying to say "Chemical". =:-) Only because they...
Hi guys, im planning to purchase some new printer to modify it and print directly into the PCB. Someone know wich will get better quality? THanks in advance ...
I have a similar one made by Craftsman I got at a flea market. It works fine, in fact i just finished a bazz fuss pcb. Although I wish I had one of those 2...
... I was going to purchase one of those but I read some reviews that they were terrible. Also the shop I was trying to buy it from kept dicking around and...
