docbrown Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Hi guys,Have any of you ever use Liquid Tin? http://www.mgchemicals.com/products/421.htmlWhat are the results? I've only etch my boards in the past but not ever tinned them becuase I usually solder my componets right away.thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 It works very well, and very quickly. It improves the solderability of your board and reduces corrosion caused by oxidization.It's a bit expensive, so I usually pour the stuff back into the bottle when I'm done with it.Make sure you've polished your etched board very well before applying liquid tin. A light scrub with steel wool and isopropyl alcohol works wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docbrown Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 I know this is a silly question: :-[ Does the copper track's color turns into some sort of a silver shade :-[. How would you know if the tinning is done. Because when I think of tinning, it is equivalent to like adding solder to the PCB tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogah Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 The traces turn silver while you watch. It's pretty good stuff, I used it when making the boards for hallucinogen's 808 clone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docbrown Posted August 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 The traces turn silver while you watch. It's pretty good stuff, I used it when making the boards for hallucinogen's 808 clone. Thanks!! I was kind'a curious about that product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0nsumer Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 This board here was plated with a similar product. Works great, and I tend to use it on all my boards.-Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docbrown Posted August 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 This board here was plated with a similar product. Works great, and I tend to use it on all my boards.-SteveNice burner!! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0nsumer Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Nice burner!! ;)Thanks. The layout is actually crap, it could have been a lot better. I did it in about 15 minutes because I needed one that night. It's even sized for the PCB stock I had on hand so I wouldn't have to cut any. :\Next time I'll make a full, proper PBrenner6 or whateve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0nsumer Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Thanks. The layout is actually crap, it could have been a lot better. I did it in about 15 minutes because I needed one that night. It's even sized for the PCB stock I had on hand so I wouldn't have to cut any. :\Next time I'll make a full, proper PBrenner6 or whatever.-Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docbrown Posted August 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Thanks. The layout is actually crap, it could have been a lot better. I did it in about 15 minutes because I needed one that night. It's even sized for the PCB stock I had on hand so I wouldn't have to cut any. :\Next time I'll make a full, proper PBrenner6 or whateve.That layout is not crap!! I can't even come close to that.. I only build my burner on a vector board.. Man, If only I have your PCB skills!! :-[ I've seen your SID-NUXX, that is one good lookin PCB.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0nsumer Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 That layout is not crap!! I can't even come close to that.. I only build my burner on a vector board.. Man, If only I have your PCB skills!! :-[ I've seen your SID-NUXX, that is one good lookin PCB.Heh. Thanks, but... yeah. anyway. Grab yourself a copy of Eagle and try. If you force yourself to stick to the grid and learn the application, it's really not hard to do something decent. It takes a bit of learning, but it's not very hard. For what it's worth, that MIDIbox SID-NUXX was the second decent sized board layout I'd done. The first was the prototype for it.Once you play around you'll get the hang of it, and you'll have no problem making boards of any kind.-Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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