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** What materials have been used successfully? | ** What materials have been used successfully? | ||
This is a running list of materials that we, or someone we know of, have successfully etched and/or cut. //(Last updated: 2022-06-22)// | This is a running list of materials that we, or someone we know of, have successfully etched and/or cut. //(Last updated: 2022-06-22)// | ||
- | * 0.5oz (18um)/1oz (35um) copper on FR4 (standard Hive material) | + | * 0.5oz (18um)/1oz (35um) copper on FR4 |
- | * 5mil/ | + | * 5mil/ |
- | * Polyester (PET) [Stephan Strassle] | + | * Polyester (PET) (1mil and 2mil) [Kapton settings] |
- | * Rogers TMM 10i [Madeline Holda] | + | * Rogers TMM 10i |
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** Optimization **\\ | ** Optimization **\\ | ||
- | The ProtoLaser can be a very powerful tool. If you're working carefully with it, and you want to know more details about how the tool works, and how to better optimize your process, please see LPKF's [[https:// | + | The ProtoLaser can be a very powerful tool. If you're working carefully with it, and you want to know more details about how the tool works, and how to better optimize your process, please see LPKF's [[https:// |
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+ | **Adjusting the breakout tabs** | ||
+ | If you're running a single-sided laser-only process, you can adjust the breakout tabs that connect the board to the substrate, both their position and size. See " | ||
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=== Common processing errors === | === Common processing errors === | ||
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* **The bottom/top didn’t etch completely.** | * **The bottom/top didn’t etch completely.** | ||
- | You can either restart the process entirely (hit the Play button, see figure 32) or right click on “Top Side” (or “Bottom side”) under “Processing” on the left, and click “Process from here” to restart the top (or bottom) side processing with top (or bottom) side alignment. You can also do this for an individual tool or an individual tool for a single scan field. | + | You can either restart the process entirely (hit the Play button, see figure 32) or right click on “Top Side” (or “Bottom side”) under “Processing” on the left, and click “Process from here” to restart the top (or bottom) side processing with top (or bottom) side alignment. You can also do this for an individual tool or an individual tool for a single scan field through the "Scan Fields" |
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+ | A more involved, but better long-term, solution is to make your own material settings: [[https:// | ||
* **The board is/is not flipped in the Processing tab.** | * **The board is/is not flipped in the Processing tab.** |