Etch PCBs by ferric chloride and a spong

Etch PCBs by ferric chloride and a sponge

2017/2/2 15:41:42

Etching a printed circuit board generally takes a bit of time and uses a lot of etchant. [TechShopJim] posted a method that uses a sponge to reduce the amount of etchant used while speeding up the entire process. First, a resist is applied using either a sharpie or the toner transfer method. Using gloves to handle everything, he soaked a sponge in ferric chloride and continually wiped a copper-clad board until all the exposed copper was removed. This technique moves the etchant around more, keeping “fresh” etchant closer to the copper. If you can’t procure ferric chloride, you can also use our method that uses 2 household chemicals: hydrogen peroxide and hydrochloric acid.

Remco Stoutjesdijk

2017/2/4 15:41:42

What you share on your post is quite useful.

Etch PCBs by ferric chloride and a sponge

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