Josh Koffman wrote:

>On 8/2/05, Steve Murphy <stephmur@cableone.net> wrote:
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>>One detail I read elsewhere that I liked: instead of removing the toner
>>from the entire board as recommended in the above article, just remove
>>it from the pads to be soldered, thereby preventing oxidation of the
>>copper. 
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>I've thought of this in the past, but I couldn't figure out an
>efficient way of removing just the toner on the pads. Any insight?
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There's the rub (no pun intended). I tried Q-Tips dipped in acetone and 
that removed the toner off of the pads all right, but it also smeared it 
all over the rest of the board, making a terrible mess. So I ended up 
wiping it all off all at once because it wasn't so messy. So, no, I 
haven't figured out an easy way to do that. I suppose you could print 
out a solder mask and re-iron it on, but that sounds like a lot of trouble.

  --Steve.
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