Hello my friends,
I am trying to set up my own pcb making station and i am having a little bit difficulty with through hole plating.
While i was searching online i found quite a few articles and intractable on the internet. I found a activator solution to pre dip the copper boards but i cannot find the chemical compundin my country. I live in Turkey.
The solution is :
1. Distilled water
2. Copper sulfate
3. Calcium hypophosphite (Ca(H2PO2)2)
4. Ammonium hydroxide (25%)
I am wondering if it is possible to replace the Calcium hypophosphite (Ca(H2PO2)2) with some other chemical. Did anyone tried this kind of activator solution for their homebrew pcbs.
Also can anyone give me a decent electrolyte solution recepie for copper plating which will make my plates look profossianls and decent.
Thank you in advance.
I am trying to set up my own pcb making station and i am having a little bit difficulty with through hole plating.
While i was searching online i found quite a few articles and intractable on the internet. I found a activator solution to pre dip the copper boards but i cannot find the chemical compundin my country. I live in Turkey.
The solution is :
1. Distilled water
2. Copper sulfate
3. Calcium hypophosphite (Ca(H2PO2)2)
4. Ammonium hydroxide (25%)
I am wondering if it is possible to replace the Calcium hypophosphite (Ca(H2PO2)2) with some other chemical. Did anyone tried this kind of activator solution for their homebrew pcbs.
Also can anyone give me a decent electrolyte solution recepie for copper plating which will make my plates look profossianls and decent.
Thank you in advance.