Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Changing focus

I have had little luck with getting the copper to deposit properly. Here is a video showing the technique I tried which has the cathode as a huge piece of copper with the work anode inside it. The idea was that the copper would be pulled off the copper, and deposit onto the work piece.




I have had successes with the process, however I am still a long way off having anything close to usable for a PCB. As I am no chemist, I am unsure of the reasons why I am having failures - too much current, wrong voltage, poor quality water and bad seed conductivity are some of the many problems that could affect the outcome.
With so many variables don't believe I will be able to find a suitable technique within the deadline. As a result I have decided to completely change tack with the paper and shelve this project for the time being.

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