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Review on ๐Ÿ”ฅ BCQLI 10 PCB Circuit Board Thermal Transfer Paper: High-Quality A4 Size DIY Special Paper by Amy Mcleod

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So far, so good.

So, ok. First off, I've been sailing since I was 14? I'm 49 now, so I've seen a lot in PCB manufacturing. I used markers, tape, decals, photoresist and of course toner. I even worked for a company that industrially manufactures printed circuit boards. Out of all of these, toner is my top choice because it's dirt cheap and all other methods have their drawbacks. For toner I've used glossy laser paper, magazine paper, clear vinyl cutting paper and now this paper. Believe it or not, my two favorites at the moment are vinyl and this paper. Vinyl actually works very well, you'll be surprised, but it can't do any more miracles than this paper, so you're still having problems with your printer, laminator and iron. The laminator was hot enough that my print cracked and slightly shifted in places at the edge of the board. The marks looked good except for a very small crack in one spot all over the board and since it was the gasket it didn't matter. I immediately etched the resulting board in 1 part hydrochloric acid + 2 parts hydrogen peroxide and in 5 minutes everything was ready. The only problem is that all the art is a little eaten away. It's not the fault of the paper, and it's not even the fault of the laminator I use. The fact of the matter is, laser printers don't typically produce a continuous layer of toner, period. They print documents, brother, that's what they're there for. So the board works because the indentations don't go through the entire thickness of the foil. It's just not very pretty. I noticed that this paper is a bit more translucent than regular paper, so next time I'll print two copies of the design, laminate the first one and use the registration marks in the illustration to mount and laminate the second copy. The first. With any luck it won't move and I get a much better etch due to the double toner transfer thickness. I'll report back and report how it went. I like this stuff so far. Any method that works the first time, pits or not, holds promise. Once you have developed your method, I think this article will be of great help to you. Rick NR417

Pros
  • 2 with laminator set to 150-180 degrees Celsius, thermal transfer paper with printed circuit on the transfer copper side; The system can also be used instead of the iron plate machine, manual transmission
Cons
  • packaging is ugly