How to Print PCB

by yobots in Circuits > Electronics

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How to Print PCB

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In this instructable you will learn how to print PCB at home at low cost..

Watch How to Print PCB

How to print PCB at home | Part 3

Material Required

1)Copper clad board;

2)Printed circuit board;

3)Ferric chloride(FeCl3);

4)Marker pen;

5)Board cutting tools;

6)PCB Drill;

7)Electric Iron;

8)Blade;

9)Nail polish remover;

You will find most of the thing from here:

In India PCB Designing kit-

http://www.ebay.in/itm/Ferric-Chloride-Copper-PCB-...

Outside India

Copper clade board-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5PCS-One-Side-Copper-Clad...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5PCS-One-Side-Copper-Clad...

Ferric Chloride-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MG-Chemicals-Ferric-Chlor...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MG-Chemicals-Ferric-Chlor...

PCB Drill- http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=ferric+chlor...

Design Your Circuit , Print It and Cut It

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Design your PCB circuit,

If you don't know how to design PCB circuit

Watch this video;

Basic PCB designing in EAGLE | Part 1

And also

Basic PCB designing in EAGLE | Part 2

print your circuit in a Photo paper using Leser Printer, If you have an inkjet printer, print the circuit on a simple paper and go to Xerox center and xerox it on photo paper.

Prepare Your Copper Clad Board

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Take a copper clad board and mark it as per circuit diagram and also cut it using cutting tool...

and

Scratch the copper side with a blade to remove copper sulphate.

Toner Transfer

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Put the printed circuit on copper clad board and heat it for 5-10min using Electric Iron.

Then immerse it in a fresh water, wait for 5min and the remove the paper slowly.

and also put a white tape on the oposite side of the board.

Make the Solution

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Make a solution by mixing water and ferric chloride.

************Ferric chloride is harmful for tissue.

Eatching

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Immerse the board in this solution and Shake it, to etch the extra copper layer.

next use nail polish remover to remove the toner from the PCB.

Drilling

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Fix the printed board on a wood with tape nad then drill it..

Now the PCB is ready....

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