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Does anyone have a good trick for removing solder resist from a PC board? Scraping at it with an exacto knife seems a bit clumsy and I have never been able to leave a neat looking exposed copper area behind.
Regards.
Max K 4 O D S.
I've Never Lost the Wonder.
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I use alcohol to do that
Regards Wir YB1LL
On Wed, May 9, 2018, 18:57 MAX < max@...> wrote: Does anyone have a good trick for removing solder resist from a PC board?? Scraping at it with an exacto knife seems a bit clumsy and I have never been able to leave a neat looking exposed copper area behind.
Regards.
Max K 4 O D S.
I've Never Lost the Wonder.
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We user Isopropanol alcohol,? it is avalable as spray then it is called Flux remover.
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Onderwerp: [BITX20] Removing solder resist.
Does anyone have a good trick for removing solder resist from a PC board?? Scraping at it with an exacto knife seems a bit clumsy and I have never been able to leave a neat looking exposed copper area behind.
Regards.
Max K 4 O D S.
I've Never Lost the Wonder.
Antique Electronics Site:
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Well not all solder masks are created the same. That said acetone or toluene will work on some, water and orange oil in others. ?Some is polymer based and must be scraped off.?
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On May 9, 2018, at 6:56 AM, MAX < max@...> wrote: Does anyone have a good trick for removing solder resist from a PC board? ?Scraping at it with an exacto knife seems a bit clumsy and I have never been able to leave a neat looking exposed copper area behind.
Regards.
Max K 4 O D S.
I've Never Lost the Wonder.
Antique Electronics Site:
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Thank you.? Acetone sounds better than alcohol. ? Regards. ? Max K 4 O D S. ? I've Never Lost the Wonder. ? Antique Electronics Site: ? ?
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Subject: Re: [BITX20] Removing solder resist.? Well not all solder masks are created the same. That said acetone or toluene will work on some, water and orange oil in others. ?Some is polymer based and must be scraped off.? ? Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? email:??bill@... ?
On May 9, 2018, at 6:56 AM, MAX <max@...> wrote:
Does anyone have a good trick for removing solder resist from a PC board? ?Scraping at it with an exacto knife seems a bit clumsy and I have never been able to leave a neat looking exposed copper area behind.
Regards.
Max K 4 O D S.
I've Never Lost the Wonder.
Antique Electronics Site:
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I presume you means the colored overcoating.? IF so its an epoxy material and very tough
so abrasion/scraping is the near only means as anything aggressive enough to soften it?
will likely damage other parts.
If your removing flux residue, Isopropanol-91% cheap and any pharmacy has it.
Do not use near fire or flame.
Allison
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If one of these brush pens doesn't do it, find out who the manufacturer is and let us know. The fiberglass brush is best for most resist coatings.
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On Wednesday, May 9, 2018 1:38 PM, MAX <max@...> wrote:
Thank you.? Acetone sounds better than alcohol. ? Regards. ? Max K 4 O D S. ? I've Never Lost the Wonder. ? Antique Electronics Site: ? ?
? Well not all solder masks are created the same. That said acetone or toluene will work on some, water and orange oil in others. ?Some is polymer based and must be scraped off.? ? Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? ? On May 9, 2018, at 6:56 AM, MAX < max@...> wrote: Does anyone have a good trick for removing solder resist from a PC board? ?Scraping at it with an exacto knife seems a bit clumsy and I have never been able to leave a neat looking exposed copper area behind.
Regards.
Max K 4 O D S.
I've Never Lost the Wonder.
Antique Electronics Site:
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On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 10:38 am, MAX wrote:
Acetone sounds better than alcohol.
If you can't get to a hardware store most drugstores carry nail polish remover that is 100% acetone.? Look for the clear stuff without dyes or scents.? Just make sure you treat it like the nastiness it is and don't blame me if you get strange looks from the cashier. ? --
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I didn’t mean flux.? I meant the green material that coats most of a PC board.? Some of it usually has to be removed to modify a board. ? Regards. ? Max K 4 O D S. ? I've Never Lost the Wonder. ? Antique Electronics Site: ? ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ajparent1/KB1GMX
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2018 12:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Removing solder resist. ? I presume you means the colored overcoating.? IF so its an epoxy material and very tough
so abrasion/scraping is the near only means as anything aggressive enough to soften it?
will likely damage other parts.
If your removing flux residue, Isopropanol-91% cheap and any pharmacy has it.
Do not use near fire or flame.
Allison
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99Cent store by my QTH
has the clear nail remover in a small bottle (acetone), you
don't have buy a pt or quart that way.
I bought a gal of
acholol to use for flux removal, acetone is pretty high
powered for me, might take other things off the PCB!
Mike
On 5/9/2018 10:48 AM, Doug W wrote:
On Wed, May 9, 2018
at 10:38 am, MAX wrote:
Acetone sounds better than alcohol.
If you can't get to a hardware store most drugstores carry nail
polish remover that is 100% acetone.? Look for the clear stuff
without dyes or scents.? Just make sure you treat it like the
nastiness it is and don't blame me if you get strange looks from
the cashier.
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...??? Try a couple of the missus’s nail/emery boards......????? ( don’t tell her I told you!!!?? ) G4ZWI ? Sent from for Windows 10 ?
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From: MAXSent: 09 May 2018 18:53 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [BITX20] Removing solder resist. ? I didn’t mean flux.? I meant the green material that coats most of a PC board.? Some of it usually has to be removed to modify a board. ? Regards. ? Max K 4 O D S. ? I've Never Lost the Wonder. ? Antique Electronics Site: ? ? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ajparent1/KB1GMX
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2018 12:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Removing solder resist. ? I presume you means the colored overcoating.? IF so its an epoxy material and very tough
so abrasion/scraping is the near only means as anything aggressive enough to soften it?
will likely damage other parts.
If your removing flux residue, Isopropanol-91% cheap and any pharmacy has it.
Do not use near fire or flame.
Allison
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On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 10:53 am, Michael Hagen wrote:
acetone is pretty high powered for me, might take other things off the PCB!
Just to clarify, I am not saying acetone is or is not the right solution to the OP's problem.? I am just sharing a way to find it that might be more convenient. ? --
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In the past I have bought a quart can of acetone at a hardware store.? That’s what I’ll do if the government hasn’t band the sale of it.? Wow.? I just looked in my chemical storage area and found I still have half that can left.? I know the precautions.? ? Regards. ? Max K 4 O D S. ? I've Never Lost the Wonder. ? Antique Electronics Site: ? ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug W
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2018 12:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Removing solder resist. ? On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 10:38 am, MAX wrote: Acetone sounds better than alcohol.
If you can't get to a hardware store most drugstores carry nail polish remover that is 100% acetone.? Look for the clear stuff without dyes or scents.? Just make sure you treat it like the nastiness it is and don't blame me if you get strange looks from the cashier.
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Now that’s a good thought, both parts of it. ? Regards. ? Max K 4 O D S. ? I've Never Lost the Wonder. ? Antique Electronics Site: ? ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected]] On Behalf Of Fred Cooper Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2018 12:55 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [BITX20] Removing solder resist. ? ...??? Try a couple of the missus’s nail/emery boards......????? ( don’t tell her I told you!!!?? ) G4ZWI ? Sent from for Windows 10 ? ? I didn’t mean flux.? I meant the green material that coats most of a PC board.? Some of it usually has to be removed to modify a board. ? Regards. ? Max K 4 O D S. ? I've Never Lost the Wonder. ? Antique Electronics Site: ? ? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ajparent1/KB1GMX
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2018 12:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Removing solder resist. ? I presume you means the colored overcoating.? IF so its an epoxy material and very tough
so abrasion/scraping is the near only means as anything aggressive enough to soften it?
will likely damage other parts.
If your removing flux residue, Isopropanol-91% cheap and any pharmacy has it.
Do not use near fire or flame.
Allison
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I use a abrasive wheel on my dremel at a slow speed.? It is about the size of a nickel? and looks like rubber with fine abrasive dust molded in.?? I have even cut them in half and rubbed the trace by hand.?? Leaves nice clean shinny copper exposed.
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i use a dremal tool with a fine grit paper wrapped around a small grinding wheel for dremal tools. i reuse the stripped boards for my qrp projects.then i clean it with isopropyl alcohol.
used to use acetone but it causes cancer.from what i heard.
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Hi !? If you're referring to the solder mask, I've always just scraped it off using a jeweler's flat blade screwdriver(slightly wider than the trace you're trying to expose) . It acts like a miniature chisel and works quite well. You'll be surprised.
73 de Mike
On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, 7:28:54 p.m. EDT, kg9rb via Groups.Io <kg9rb@...> wrote:
i use a dremal tool with a fine grit paper wrapped around a small grinding wheel for dremal tools. i reuse the stripped boards for my qrp projects.then i clean it with isopropyl alcohol.
used to use acetone but it causes cancer.from what i heard.
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Hmmm.? I hadn’t thought of that.? I do have a Dremel tool. ? Regards. ? Max K 4 O D S. ? I've Never Lost the Wonder. ? Antique Electronics Site: ? ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2018 1:34 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Removing solder resist. ? I use a abrasive wheel on my dremel at a slow speed.? It is about the size of a nickel? and looks like rubber with fine abrasive dust molded in.?? I have even cut them in half and rubbed the trace by hand.?? Leaves nice clean shinny copper exposed.
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