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Subject:Re: Panel flexible circuits -- a hot tip.
From:David Beierl
Date:Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:41:34 -0500

At 06:16 AM 11/16/2010  -0800, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>Clever. What's the stack? Something like a sandwich of film, foil +
>adhesive, film? The plastic film is -- what? Mylar (polyester)? That
>stuff can take some heat.

Should be thick polyester+foil which is coated with resist and etched
to leave the circuit; then thin adhesive-backed polyester
(hot?)-pressed on top.

On various printers, keyboards and such I've had open instead of
etched foil they silk-screen silver paint on the
substrate.  Occasionally they don't even cover it.

d