Hey all,

 I finally got myself a hold of some supplies. I decided to go with a simple
resealable container and some Ferric chloride. Now the stuff I got was solid,
they didn't have any premixed... for a bag of the stuff (it looked like yellow
beads), it said it could mix 1L. I figured this was more than I needed, so I
just used 1 Cup (~250ml), and consequently, a quarter of the bag. I cut myself
a really small peace of PCB material, drew some lines on it (both with an
etching marker that I purchased, and a 'Sharpie' - the etching marker was
really thick, so I decided to try both since the Sharpie was thinner). I have
been waiting 1.5 hours now, and I can't really tell if it is done, but it
doesn't seem to be. I take it out periodically, and dry it off. I then check
continuity in the regions OUTSIDE the tracks, and it is still conducting.
Shouldn't the etchant eat away everything but the tracks? When I rub the marker
off, there lies a nice shiny copper track... but it's still basically one
copper plate, not individual tracks. Am I doing something wrong (maybe not
enough FeCl, long enough period...)?

Thank you,

Jai

Ps: I mixed with hot water, just to speed things up.

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