[FoxHunt] Making PCBS

Wed, 6 Nov 2002 08:01:02 -0000

Jack

Much easy than I had assumed, and I have only just started using it.
I have made two double sided boards so far.
The track side pattern reproduction has been extremely good,
virtually no patching up to do with a pen.
The large earth side areas have been less consistent, but again
patching up is easy with an etch resistant pen.
The ink adhesion is extremely good. no sign of lifting in the acid
bath, in fact it's quite hard work removing it after the etch.

I quartered the sheet, and used the manual paper feed on a HP Laser Jet.
The tip is to try with a cut piece of  white paper first, and align to avoid
any
printer streaking etc.

Dave
G3ZOI

I quartered a shett

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Smith" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 1:04 AM
Subject: RE: [FoxHunt] Making PCBS

> Is that the iron-on stuff?  I've been thinking about using that for some
> projects.  How easy was it to use?
>
> Jack KE4LWT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of David Deane
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 6:22 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [FoxHunt] Making PCBS
>
>
> I have just used a product called 'Press-n-Peel' for a prototype 2m ARDF
> sniffer.
> Print out to a laser printer and iron on to the board !
>
> The resulting pcb pattern is brilliant, tracks down to 0.025" ... no
> problem.
>
> Dave G3ZOI
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 2:42 PM
> Subject: [FoxHunt] Making PCBS
>
>
> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 19:59:20 -0500
> > > From: Ernie Howard <[email protected]>
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: [FoxHunt] Active attenuators
> > > Reply-To: [email protected]
> > >
> > >
> > > One of our new local hunters is interested in purchasing assembled
> > > active offset attenuators. Does anyone here know a source?
> > >
> > > Ernie W8EH
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > > Ernie Howard, Jr    W8EH    Middletown, Ohio
> > > E-mail: [email protected]
> > > How's the weather at W8EH? - http://wx.findu.com/w8eh
> > > Web Page: http://home.cinci.rr.com/w8eh
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > 1) I would suggest using the demo version of Circad to draw up your
> schematic and
> > PCB http://www.holophase.com   Either DOS or Win versions.   It's
limited
> but I
> > think it will handle a small project like that.
> >
> > 2) Advanced Circuits has some good prices on PCBs.  They have an online
> "quote"
> > program on the web page which will give you your cost.  They also have
> some
> > "deal" going for 3 PCBs etc that might be of interest.  The card they
> produce are the
> > nice double sided (With plated through holes) soldermask, silk screen
etc.
> >
> > P.S. If you want to buy the Circad program call me I have a Ham "Site
> License"
> > (The Callbook) <grin>  (952)447-3913 Days
> >
> > 73 de Jay W0VNE
> > [email protected]
> >