Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 28 11:14:27 EDT 2005 | bbarr
If you apply the RTV after coating, what happens to bond strength since you are now bonding to the coating and not the board? Will the caps still survive vibration and shock? I specify applying RTV before coating for this reason. Am I correct? I als
Electronics Forum | Thu May 22 18:47:12 EDT 2003 | russ
I would assume we are talking about a radial leaded electrolytic cap? We use Electronic grade RTV (Dow corning 3145). It sticks good and can be removed if necessary. It is also pliable so you don't have to worry about CTE or other stresses that may
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 26 16:47:35 EST 2007 | electronhose
IMHO I would avoid sprayed silicones like the plague. They can travel around your facility and cause solder wetting issues that you will never know the root cause for. Also found this e-drive article on using silicones around motors and relays. Loo
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 02 08:36:14 EST 2007 | CK Flip
Wow, I cut first cut my teeth in the Industrial motor control industry. My 1st company made motor control products like variable speed drives, solid state overload relays, soft starts, etc. and in our shop, we used nothing BUT Dow Corning silicone p
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