Printed Circuit Supplies



Page Contents:
Circuit-Fix PC Board Trace Maker
Contact Printing Exposure Frame
Copy Clear Sheets
Deluxe Positive Method Printed Circuit Kit
Direct Etch Printed Circuit Set
Direct Etch Resist Pen
Donut Pads
Drafting Film for PC Artwork
Developer
Etching Chemicals
Etching Tank
Nitrile Disposable Gloves
PC DATAK Printed Circuit Board Design Software
PC Drafting Patterns
Photo Etch Instruction Manual
Photo Etch Printed Circuit Kit
Plastic Trays
Positive Art Kit
Positive Method Printed Circuit Kit
Positive Photo Resist Pre-Sensitized Printed Circuit Boards
Printed Circuit Boards
Printed Circuit Drafting Tape
Replacement Heater
TINNIT Electroless Bright Tin Plate
PCB Manual
Photochemicals



PC Datak(tm) Printed Circuit Board Design Software


Produce High Quality, Professional Grade,
Printed Circuit Boards on any IBM/PC Compatible.




What is PCDATAK(TM)? The PCDATAK(TM) program is a CAD system for designing and producing printed circuit boards. It allows the user to make his schematic circuit into a printed circuit layout file and to use that file to print PC board artwork that is used to produce a finished PC board, solder masks and component side I.D. silk screens.

Who uses PCDATAK(TM)? The software has been designed for use by nearly anyone wanting to make a PC board, either in quantity or in prototype lots, at a software cost low enough for nearly anyone's pocket. Additionally, PCDATAK(TM) software may be used to create a circuit that can be produced from your disk file by a professional PC board manufacturing company: International Design Modeling of Bedford, NH (particulars are in the manual introduction). This may be of special interest to users requiring either large quantities or prototyping very complex boards.

What can PCDATAK(TM) do? The software can produce either a single sided or double sided PC board up to 30" x 30" in size. Industry accepted component pad and trace sizes are preset or the user may also customize the software for any desired components. Component identification silk screen art and solder mask art are also produced.

How do I print the circuit? PCDATAK(TM) circuits may be printed (or copied on a copy machine) directly onto a clear carrier sheet, such as those made for overhead projectors, and then used as a 1:1 "positive" in making a PC board. A Postscript(TM) compatible laser printer may be used: ordinary dot matrix and ink jet printers will not work. If you do not have a Postscript(TM) printer, call your local copy center where you can very likely take your circuit on a disk and print it for a moderate fee.

PCDATAK(TM) system requirements: Nearly any IBM-PC or compatible with a minimum of 640K on board memory may be used. A hard disk is mandatory as is a 3.5" disk drive. A mouse will make the job much easier and is strongly recommended.

Cat No. Product Description Price
12-077-PC Datak PC Design Software $59.00




Specialty Board-Level Products -
Circuit-Fix(TM) PC Board Trace Maker




The CIRCUIT-FIX system has been designed to allow you to cut accurate, burr-free copper foil traces for PC boards for the purpose of adding to or repairing a circuit board. CIRCUIT-FIX is a handy system whether for prototype modifications or for circuit repairs.

The system centers on a spring-loaded clamp and cutting guide that permits excellent trace cutting with a modeling knife. Both the knife and a sheet of self adhesive copper trace material are included. Also included is a sheet of (assorted sizes) pure copper self-adhesive donut pads. The cut trace and donuts are burnished to the board and then soldered to component leads.

Cat No. Product Description Price
CF-1 CIRCUIT-FIX SYSTEM complete $17.95
CF-2 Copper Donuts refill (308 pcs. assorted) $ 3.95
CF-3 Copper Foil refill (2 sheets, 3.25" x 10") $3.95




Nitrile Disposable Gloves




These gloves are perfect for use with chemicals involved with making PC boards. Good for use with photo chemicals (negative or positive) and ferric chloride etching solution.

Cat No. Product Description Price
12-510 Nitrile Disposable Gloves $ .99




Drafting Film for PC Artwork
(Carrier Film)




A translucent polyester film for use as a carrier film on which drafting symbols can be placed to make original artwork. One side is a matte finish to accept pencil or ink.

Cat No. Product Description Price
MS21 Drafting Film (2 sheets) $2.49




Copy Clear Sheets




For use in laser printers and most dry toner copy machines to make film positives. Great for copying circuits from magazine or printing out circuits designed on PC DATAK.

Cat No. Product Description Price
12-500 Pkg. of 5 sheets (8 1/2" x 11") $3.95




Replacement Heater




Replacement heater for etching tank system.

Cat No. Product Description Price
12-702 Replacement Heater $6.95




Plastic Trays




These trays are 8" x 6" x 2" for use with ferric chloride etching solution and positive method developing chemical.

Cat No. Product Description Price
12-515 Plastic Trays $7.49




Circuit Specialist's Positive Photo Resist
Pre-Sensitized Printed Circuit Boards




These pre-sensitized printed circuit boards are ideal for small production runs. They provide high resolution and excellent line width control. High sensitive positive resist coated on 1oz. copper foil allows you to go direct from your computer plot or art work layout. No need to reverse art.

Single-Sided, 1oz. Copper Foil on Paper Phenolic Substrate

Price Each
Cat No. Product Description 1 10 50
PP101 100mm x 150mm/3.91" x 5.91" $2.55 $1.90 $1.70
PP114 114mm x 165mm/4.6" x 6.6" $2.98 $2.45 $1.98
PP152 150mm x 250mm/5.91" x 9.84" $5.40 $3.98 $3.60
PP153 150mm x 300mm/5.91" x 11.81" $6.15 $4.48 $4.10
PP1212 305mm x 305mm/12" x 12" $12.78 $10.65 $ 8.52
Single-Sided, 1oz. Copper Foil on Fiberglass Substrate
GS101 100mm x 150mm/3.91" x 5.91" $3.90 $2.98 $2.60
GS114 114mm x 165mm/4.6" x 6.6" $4.80 $3.49 $3.20
GS152 150mm x 250mm/5.91" x 9.84" $8.69 $5.98 $5.78
GS153 150mm x 300mm/5.91" x 11.81" $10.20 $7.20 $6.80
GS1212 305mm x 305mm/12" x 12" $18.88 $15.73 $12.59
Double-Sided, 1oz. Copper Foil on Fiberglass Substrate
GD101 100mm x 150mm/3.91" x 5.91" $5.07 $3.68 $3.38
GD114 114mm x 165mm/4.6" x 6.6" $5.95 $4.29 $3.99
GD152 150mm x 250mm/5.91" x 9.84" $10.47 $7.39 $6.98
GD153 150mm x 300mm/5.91" x 11.81" $11.95 $8.69 $8.30
GD1212 305mm x 305mm/12" x 12" $22.09 $18.35 $14.68




Etching Chemicals/Ferric Chloride




A dry concentrate that mixes with water to make 1 pint of etchant, enough to etch 400 sq. inches of 1oz board.

Price Each
Cat No. Product Description 1 5
ER-3 Makes 1 pint $3.50 $2.75




Developer




This product is used as the developer on our positive photo-resist printed circuit boards. Includes instructions. 50 gram package, mixes with water, makes 1 quart.

Price Each
Cat No. Product Description 1 10 25
POSDEV Positive Developer $ .95 $ .80 $ .50




Etching Tank




REDUCES ETCHING TIME!

This handy etching system will handle PC boards up to 8" x 9", two at a time. Ideal for etching your PCB's! System includes an air pump for etchant agi-tation, a thermostatically con-trolled heater for keeping etchant at optimum temperature and a tank that holds 1.35 gallons of etchant. A tight fitting lid is also supplied to prevent evaporation when system is not being used. Typical etching time is reduced to 4 minutes on 1oz. copper board!

Cat No. Product Description Price
12-700 Etch Tank System $37.95




Printed Circuit Boards




One ounce copper (0.0014") on base of either FR-4 (G-10) fiberglas or CEM-1 type epoxy reinforced board.

Cat No. Product Description Price
22-250 Copper One Side 3" x 5" $1.85
22-260 Copper One Side 4" x 6" $2.60
22-261 Copper One Side 6" x 6" $3.25
22-263 Copper One Side 6" x 9" $4.75
22-264 Copper One Side 8" x 10" $7.50
22-267 Copper Both Sides 6" x 9" $5.25
22-272 Assortment of 4 Boards(1) 2" x 4½", (1) 3" x 4½",
(2) 2¼" x 3"		 $2.75




TINNIT (TM) Electroless Bright Tin Plate




TINNIT is designed to plate bare copper circuit boards to enhance solderability. It has also been used to plate edge card connector fingers on prototypes when a low, stable contact resistance is needed, but gold is not available or desired. The one pint size of TINNIT will plate up to 600 square inches of copper with approximately 0.0004" of bright tin. Plating is complete after about 10 minutes in a fresh solution. Adhesion and solderability are excellent. No electricity is required; the material tends to plate any metal that is chemically more active than tin and is not ozidized by the plating bath. TINNIT has been successfully used to plate brass, bronze, iron and some carbon steels. The material is supplied as a dry mixture with an indefinite shelf life. When mixed with water, the solution has a life of approximately two months. You need add no acid or other materials to this solution. TINNIT contains all plating chemicals plus surfactants and cleaners to insure a perfect plate.

Cat No. Product Description Price
ER-18 TINNIT Electroless Bright Tin Plate, 1 Pint Size $4.95




DIRECT ETCH (TM) Resist Pen




This pen is filled with a lacquer ink that is impervious to aqueos PC etch solutions. Ideal for photo resist pattern touch-up or for direct-etched boards with tight spaces. Board must be clean for best results.

Cat No. Product Description Price
ER-15 DIRECT ETCH Resist Pen $2.00




Contact Printing Exposure Frame




Large format (9" x 12") spring-loaded steel printing frame will accept 8-1/2" x 11" artwork originals, photocopy film and sensitized printed circuit boards. Comes complete with glass, backboard, yellow Pos-NegTM filter and instruction manual.

Cat No. Product Description Price
ER-10 Contact Printing Exposure Frame, Complete $14.95




PHOTO ETCH TM Printed Circuit Kit


MAKE PCB's FROM MAGAZINE ART!


Use this kit to generate your own 1:1 artwork, then use the patented Pos-NegTM process to make a photo negative, sensitize and expose a blank copper board, then develop and etch it. Like to build magazine projects? Make a film positive and negative from the magazine PC art illustration, expose your sensitized copper board and etch. The magazine page is not destroyed in this process. No darkroom or camera is required. Circuits may also be direct-etched as with the ER-1.

All necessary materials are included - steel 5" x 6" print frame, Pos-Neg film, film processing pack, yellow filter, 4 oz. negative-acting etch resist, 16 oz. resist developer, blank copper circuit boards, dry concentrated etchant, 1:1 resist patterns and tapes, and complete instructions.

Cat No. Product Description Price
ER-4 PHOTO ETCH Printed Circuit Kit, Complete $39.95




Positive Method Printed Circuit Kit


Kit has everything you will need for making 2 complete printed circuit boards using positive method. Includes instruction manual.

Kit contains: 1 Etch Resist Ink Pen, 2 Mylar Sheets (8-1/2" x 11"), 1 Pre-sensitized PC Board (3" x 4"), 1 Pre-sensitized PC Board (4" x 6"), 6oz. PC Board Etching Solution, 2oz. Positive Developer Concentrate, Asst. PC Drafting Aids.

Cat No. Product Description Price
22-310 Positive Method Printed Circuit Kit $23.95




DIRECT ETCH (TM)
Printed Circuit Set




Make printed circuit boards with no artwork! You "wire" the actual circuit by rubbing down dry transfer etch resist patterns right on copper clad board. Connect patterns with dry transfer lines or etch resist tape, etch in ferric chloride solution and in a few minutes, the finished copper circuit can be drilled and loaded with components.

What makes this possible is the dry transfer resist material. It's special plastic ink that's unaffected by aqueous etchants and most industrial solvents. Etch resolution is superb. Resist lines down to 0.015" etch cleanly with about 0.001" total undercut in a still etch bath; even better results are achieved in a spray etch tank. The same plastic ink is also used in many 1X JotDraft patterns. This includes edge card connectors, precision spaced donuts, and continuous SOT, SOIC and DIP patterns. Use some or all of them to fabricate complex, one-of-a-kind designs with ease.

The DIRECT ETCH set includes a huge assortment of resist patterns: universal DIP's, assorted size donuts, transistors, round can IC's, dry transfer lines, resist tape (.062" and .031"). four blank copper boards, a 1/4 pound of dry ferric chloride etchant and complete instructions. Materials are packed in a plastic storage box that doubles as an etch tray.

Cat No. Product Description Price
ER-1 DIRECT ETCH Printed Circuit Set, Complete $11.95




PHOTO ETCH (TM) Instruction Manual


A 12 page manual that describes the theory and operation of the Pos-NegTM process. Includes practical data for making negatives or positives from magazine illustrations or 1:1 artwork. Also covers sensitizing, exposing, developing and etching of resist coated PC boards.

Cat No. Product Description Price
ER-16 PHOTO ETCH Instruction Manual $2.25




Printed Circuit Drafting Tape


An adhesive black crepe tape for producing traces between component pads when making a PC positive. All drafting tape 360" in length.

Cat No. Product Description Price
21-001 .015" Thick $1.75
21-002 .020" Thick $1.75
21-003 .031" Thick $1.75
21-004 .040" Thick $1.75
21-005 .062" Thick $1.75
21-006 .080" Thick $1.75
21-009 .125" Thick $1.75
21-010 .156" Thick $1.75




Positive Art Kit


A kit intended to supply all of the materials needed to create positive art for "average" circuits. Kit includes drafting patterns of common components such as 14, 16, and 40-pin IC's. Also included are popular sizes of drafting tape, a precision PC knife, Mylar film and grid sheet. Plenty of material for most average and smaller sized circuits. An economical and convenient kit for the lab or job stop. Kit contains: 8-1/2" x 11" Sheet of Drafting Patterns, Circuit Tape - .020" Width, 1/10" Grid Sheet, Precision PC Knife, Donut Pads - .093" O.D., Donut Pads - .125" O.D., Circuit Tape - .031" Width, Mylar Layout Film (Carrier), Fine Line Ink Pen.

Cat No. Product Description Price
21-687 Positive Art Kit $16.43




PC Drafting Patterns


An 8-1/2" x 11" sheet containing two dozen of the most commonly used pre-spaced component configurations. Self-adhesive pads may easily be removed from master sheet with printed circuit knife and placed upon Mylar positive artwork. A highly refined process and ink assures true opacity and the excellent definition necessary for quality printed circuit work.

Cat No. Product Description Price
21-677 PC Drafting Patterns $3.73




Donut Pads


Cat No. Product Description Price
21-020 O.D. .062"x; I.D. .025" Qty./Pkg. 72 $2.47
21-021 O.D. .093"x; I.D. .031" Qty./Pkg. 72 $2.47
21-022 O.D. .100"x; I.D. .031" Qty./Pkg. 72 $2.47
21-023 O.D. .125"x; I.D. .031" Qty./Pkg. 112 $2.47
21-024 O.D. .187"x; I.D. .031" Qty./Pkg. 110 $2.47
21-025 O.D. .250"x; I.D. .062" Qty./Pkg. 110 $2.47




PCB Manual




Making Your Own Printed Circuit Boards, by Jon Varteresian is a comprehensive 38 page guide to the basics of making your own positive printed circuit boards. Simple, easy to undertand instructions include: (1)Generation of artwork, (2)Exposing and developing the resist layer, (3)Etching, (4)Tin plating, (5)Drilling and shaping PCBs are included in simple language supported by diagrams and pictures. Also explained is the "reasoning" behind what you are doing so the reader may develop an overall comprehension of the technology behind photo resist and PCB layout work. Additionally, the author includes simple plans for the reader to build his own exposure cone and exposure frame from easy to find hardware store material. At the end of the manual is a resource list detailing where various printed circuit supplies may be purchased. Finally, a two page glossary of common PCB terms is included to help the reader understand and converse about PCB fabrication.

Cat No. Product Description Price
PCB MANUAL 38 Page PCB Manual $14.95



QUANTITY PRICING DOES NOT APPLY TO MIXED ITEMS!





Photochemicals



416K - PHOTOFABRICATION KIT

Contains:

Additional Items Required:



Cat. No. Description Price
416-K Positive Method Photofabrication Kit $27.95



416X - EXPOSURE KIT

Convenient kit includes major components required to "expose" presensitized copper-clad boards.

Cat. No. Description Price
416-X Exposure Lamp Kit for Photofabrication Kit $31.95



416B - EXPOSURE TUBE


Used for exposing presensitized copper-clad boards.

Cat. No. Description Price
416B Replacement Exposure Tube for 416-X Lamp Kit $16.95



416S - FOAM BRUSH

For use with photofabrication process. Use during developing, to facilitate in the removal of exposed photo resist. Use during etching, to facilitate in the removal of unwanted copper.

- - Price Each
Cat. No. Description 1 6
416S Foam Brush $1.25 1.05



417 - SOLVENT CLEANER


Extra strength, zero residue, fast dry. Quickly dissolves & removes most types of adhesives, soils, oils, photo resists & organic residues. Test for plastic compatibility.

- - Price Each
Cat. No. Description 1 5
417A-100ML 4 oz. liquid, Solvent Cleaner $4.15 3.75



421 - LIQUID TIN

Quickly tinplates copper circuits on PC boards in 5 minutes or less at room temperature.

- - Price Each
Cat. No. Description 1 3
421-1L 35 oz. liquid, Liquid Tin $29.50 28.25




410 - AMMONIUM PERSULPHATE COPPER ETCHANT

Ammonium Persulphate crystals are used as an alternative to traditional ferric chloride to produce a cleaner copper etchant solution.
1 kilogram of crystals will produce 4 litres of etching solution.

- - Price Each
Cat. No. Description 1 6
410-1KG 2.2 lbs. crystals, Ammonium Persulphate Copper Etchant $14.95 12.95



415 - FERRIC CHLORIDE 42° BAUME COPPER ETCHANT SOLUTION

Ready to use. After exposing and developing process, immerse copper board in solution and agitate until etching action is completed.
Ferric Chloride - 42.0%
Ferrous Chloride - 0.75% max.
Free acid as HCL - 3.5% max.
Insolubles - 0.5% max.
Appearance - Dark brown fluid
Specific Gravity - 1.38 to 1.49
Viscosity @ 44° F - 12.1 centipoises for a 40% solution

- - Price Each
Cat. No. Description 1 6
415-1L 35 oz. liquid, Ferric Chloride $5.95 5.19
415-4L 1 gallon liquid, Ferric Chloride $18.95 16.95



418 - DEVELOPER

For use with MG Chemicals 600 series Positive Presensitized Boards Concentrated formulation. Dilute one part developer to ten parts of lukewarm water. The image appears quickly as the exposed photo resist is dissolved. After developing is complete, the board is ready for etching.

- - Price Each
Cat. No. Description 1 10
418-500ML 17 oz. liquid, Developer for Positive Pre-Sensitized PCBs $6.95 5.95




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