On Wed, 10 Sep 1997, WF AUTOMA=?iso-8859-1?Q?=C7=C3O ?= wrote: > > BTW have you tried to make a layout mask using transparency, ink jet > > printer and photoresist, is the quality and contrast acceptable? > > I have tried using laser printer, but have found that the black areas were > > slightly transparent to UV, so the resulting pcb was practicaly unusable. You had a problem with a laser printed transparency? We use that technique to make boards in the lab I work at, and it works like a charm. We use an Apple laser printer (don't remember the model off hand), and we have had no problems with spotting or pinholes. Pierce Nichols