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useing "the works" to etch pcb boards?

  1. 4th May 2003 02:50 PM #1
    i-fly i-fly is offline

    useing "the works" to etch pcb boards?

    will this work to eat the unwanted copper?,
    this is what i have on hand to use so...
  2. 5th May 2003 03:27 AM #2
    kinjalgp kinjalgp is offline
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    What does "The Works" Mean? Is it a brand name or something?

    For etching, Ferric Chloride solution is used.
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  3. 5th May 2003 10:42 AM Thread Starter #3
    i-fly i-fly is offline
    the works is a drain uncluging solution, which is 20% HCl

    but to day im going to have my board diped anyway, o well.
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  4. 5th May 2003 01:09 PM #4
    kinjalgp kinjalgp is offline
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    I think HCl will even remove tracks from the PCB.

    Do tell us result of your experiment.
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  5. 5th May 2003 04:33 PM #5
    Gene Gene is offline
    Most drain cleaners have sodium hydroxide (lye) as their foundation. Lye is a caustic base as opposed to HCL. Both of these chemicals hate foreign material - especially metals (except brass) - and eat them up rapidly. Either will burn your skin/eyes plus they get very hot and give-off toxic gases . . . even when used properly. Please be careful.
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