Institute of Technology of Cambodia

Department of Industrial and

Mechanical Engineering

Solar Hybrid Switching PCB

using Chemical Milling

Presenter : Pech Ravin

Adviser : Dr. Kruy Sothea

November 29, 2021

 Content

1. Introduction

2. Literature review

2.1. CHM basic understanding

2.2. Common etchant

3. Materials and tools

4. Product processing

5. Conclusion

6. Reference

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1. Introduction

Significance
• It is useful to create PCB using chemical milling in a few a part.
• Allow you to create circuit layout model by your own.
• Save time and some money from purchasing from other company.
Objective
• To build solar hybrid switching PCB using chemical milling process in
simple way.

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2. Literature review 2.1. CHM basic understanding

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2. Literature review 2.2. Common etchant

Aluminum • Sodium hydroxide

Steel • Hydrochloric and nitric acids
• Ferric chloric for stainless steel
Copper • Cupric chloride
• Ferric chloride
Silica • Hydrofluoric acid

 Ferric chloride (𝑭𝒆𝑪𝒍𝟑 )

 100ml 𝐻2 𝑂 per 5g 𝐹𝑒𝐶𝑙3

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3. Materials and tools

Copper PCB Ferric chloride PCB driller

Computer with KiCad program Printer Iron

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4. Product processing

Step 1: Design and print in smooth black-white paper

8x10 cm
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4. Product processing

Step 2: cut and clean the copper board

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4. Product processing

Step 3: Ironing the PCB with printed paper

 Iron until the ink stick

with work-piece

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4. Product processing

Step 4: Cleaning and restoring schematic

 Use knife to cut off the unwanted mask

 Can use permanent marker connect the un-storing ink mask
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4. Product processing

Step 5: Etching PCB and removing remaining ink

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4. Product processing

Step 6: Drilling the holes

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4. Product processing

Final product

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5. Conclusion

Recommendation
• Ironing black-white paper and copper board to create mask, the product layout are
not smooth but we use PCB without problem.
• Keep the work piece clean to ensure that the remaining ink are sticking with work-
piece correctly.
• Do not forget to move acid tank while etching, so acid can etch the work-piece
perfectly.
Future work
• After this project, we have new idea to develop chemical milling in the next step.
• To create more complex work-piece in other materials.

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6. Reference

 Internship Company: Solar Green Energy (CAMBODIA) CO.,LTD

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_milling#:~:text=Chemical%20milling
%20or%20industrial%20etching,object%20with%20the%20desired%20shape.
&text=It%20is%20mostly%20used%20on,other%20materials%20are%20incr
easingly%20important

 https://www.pcbcart.com/article/content/KiCAD-PCB-design-
tutorial.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA7oyNBhDiARIsADtGRZZ4M4Y1EoFF9Llgb
ehqqs-bn-ds6VDPLInGNGiEg0eWnAAlY2r04O8aAhzVEALw_wcB

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