Making PCBs (Information Resources)

Making PCBs

 

PCB Etchant Tank

Direct to PCB InkJet Resist Printing

Make PCBs at home with magazine paper and your laser printer

If you take your electronics hobby seriously, I guess you already feel the need for a simple and fast technique for making your own printed-circuit boards (PCB). Here I’m going to show how to make simple single-sided PCBs in a snap, using widely available materials. This technique works reliably for thin tracks down to 10 mils, and is suitable for most surface-mount parts.

Circuit Skills: Circuit Board Etching

1. Create artwork
2. Print 2 copies of artwork on lazer printer using overhead transparency paper.
3. Overlay the 2 copies of artwork on top of each other to eliminate most of the pin-holes. Use a Sharpie to fill in the remaining pin-holes.
4. Sandwich artwork and pre-sensitized copper-clad inside a standard photo picture frame for exposure.
5. Expose under a flouresent desk lamp about 15 minutes.
6. Develop.

Etchng a Printed Circuit Board using Vinegar, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Salt.

 

related web pages:

…messing with forces I don’t understand.

…still messing with forces I don’t understand – the formula.

Stop using Ferric Chloride etchant! (A better etching solution.)

Yahoo Groups:

Using hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid) and hydrogen peroxide. A very complete guide with plenty of pictures.

 

Homebrew_PCBs : Homebrew Printed Circuit Boards

Homebrew_PCBs: Homebrew Printed Circuit Boards