Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Through-plating PCB's
Message-ID: <1989Aug26.041821.9006@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <4003@csd4.csd.uwm.edu>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 89 04:18:21 GMT

In article <4003@csd4.csd.uwm.edu> paravia@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark David Kakatsch) writes:
>Does anyone have any techniques or ideas on how to through plate a PC board
>at home, sans expensive equiptment? ...

As I understand it, if you want reliable results (i.e. you want to use the
boards, not just play with the technique), there ain't no way.  Taking
copper *off* boards is a fairly crude process where home equipment can do
the job easily.  Putting copper onto boards, and getting good solid copper
that adheres strongly to the board, is a very tricky business that tends
to require fussy control of things like solution chemistry and temperature.
It's not practical for hobbyists.  (Alas.)
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