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Old 01-31-2009, 02:25 PM   #335 (permalink)
jimini
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Originally Posted by MPaulHolmes View Post
I think you could let the battery sit for a while, check the resting voltage, from that guess at it's state of charge. Run it at a pretty low current (so the Peukert effect doesn't come in to play?) for a specific amount of time, let it rest for a few hours, check the state of charge and figure it out from that. That sounds really annoying.

I tried it with the wax paper. It needs fine tuning. I pressed to hard, and it smooshed the ink all over the place!

You might try this trick...
Get an old copy of National Geographic (apparently it has a high percentage of clay), Print your circuit on a sheet, Iron it onto your clean copper(400 wet or dry sandpaper should work), for a couple of minutes. Then etch as you normally would.
Worked really well for me.
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