Topic: Using Silver Chloride to tin copper printed circuit board (Read 4881 times)

peps1 · « **on:** March 23, 2010, 02:03:27 AM »

Found this recipe for a silver a platting powder, and was wondering if tin Chloride could be used instead of Silver Chloride to tin copper PCB.

Or anyone else have a segregation for a tinning technique thats cheap and easy?

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1 gram Silver Chloride
2 grams Cream of Tartar (Common Compound used in baking)
3 grams Sodium Chloride (Ordinary table salt)

Grind the Silver Chloride and Table Salt into a fine powder, using a mortar and pestle.

Combine all three ingredients.

They can be stored indefinitely (if stored in a dark place).
This will make enough to plate about 37 square inches of metal surface.

1 - Polish and Clean the metal surface you wish to plate.
Water will cling to the entire metal surface when it is clean enough.
2 - Pour a generous amount of powder on the metal surface you wish to plate.
3 - Moisten a paper towel or soft cloth, and use it to rub the powder onto the metal.