[simpits-tech] Press-N-Squeal PC Board Sheets

Gene Buckle simpits-tech@simpits.org
Sun, 1 Dec 2002 11:41:57 -0800 (PST)


I take it you didn't tape the material to the board?  From what I've
heard, that helps quite a bit.

g.


On Sun, 1 Dec 2002, Marv De Beque wrote:

> I recently bought the Press-N-Peel PC Board film to try making some small
> prototype boards.
>
> The bad news is that I was very underwhelmed with the results.
>
> The good news is that it only took about 5 minutes of working with the stuff
> to realize that it was not going to work.
>
> The biggest problem is registering the film over the PCB.  Once you get it
> where you want it, applying the hot iron will move it where you don't want
> it.  However, it won't move until it has deposited 50% of the toner in one
> spot and then finishes with the remainder smeared over a different spot.
>
> Neither spot is where I had intended it to go.
>
> Not sure if I want to explore the UV photo etch route or not.
>
> Marv
>
>
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