Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 03 15:22:12 EDT 1998 | Greg Curler
| | We have experienced poor adhesion of acrylic conformal coating to plastic bodied IC�s. The observed symptoms of this are a blistering or lifting of the coating at the surface of the component, although peel testing has revealed that this is not
Electronics Forum | Wed Dec 02 14:54:52 EST 2009 | jdumont
Hi all, just wondering what type of brushes you all are using to manually touch up/apply your conformal coatings? We use an solvent based acrylic and do minor touch ups as they are processed. Occasionally we will have a bristle or two come off the
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 12 22:02:47 EST 2014 | rober864
Has anyone ever encountered contaminants from the immersion silver process, whether it be from the board house or not...as it relates to conformal coating. The failure mode is severe de-wetting of acrylic conformal coating. All over solver resist, to
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 21 15:08:46 EDT 2009 | jdumont
Thanks for the reply. I didnt consider this too peculiar a situation however, since pretty much anyone who coats boards with a thin material like acrylic prob has come across this. Maybe its time to invest in some machine upgrades! Thanks
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 23 15:36:27 EDT 2019 | davef
Josh, are you setting someone up with these questions? Answers to your questions related to the subject line follow: Q1. Does the Epoxy Solder Mask Layer of a PCB protect against moisture absorption? Is this a primary function of the solder mask?