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How to make a printed circuit board (PCB) using the UV light LED method.

Step 6Remove the photoresist

Remove the photoresist with Acetone and a Q-tip. The photoresist will come off very easily with a Q-tip dipped in Acetone. Keep using new Q-tips until the Q-tips are white after you have swabbed the board.

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Nov 17, 2010. 12:28 PMildefonso says:

Hi!

Just one question: why not remove the photoresist from the pads and leave the rest of the tracks covered with the photoresist? I think the photoresist could help protect the copper. What do you think?