Electronics Forum | Mon Feb 20 13:02:22 EST 2017 | ttheis
We tried both of these suggestions and the 3-1953 is less viscous than the 3-1944 so it will flow better on the board for our conformal coating application. What cleaning solvent is recommended for cleaning off the auger parts, etc.? I haven't been
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 19 11:50:05 EDT 2006 | amol_kane
Hi BJ, Everyone's favourite answer...it depends! If the volume if large, masking boots will save you both, time and money in the long run. Custom boots are relatively expensive to buy, but they pay themselves over time by savings on masking tape. ma
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 19 16:43:05 EDT 2006 | samir
Silicone-based coatings "repel" most foreign,non-compatible materials like peelable solder mask, and rubber or vinyl boots. The result is, uncured material around the vicinity of where the boot was. Trust me. Been there and done that. As a rookie
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 13 23:27:34 EDT 1999 | Mike Flori
I need to cure conformal coat on a 19" x 15" board. The material needs 7 - 10 minutes at 100deg C, but I have limited floorspace so I'm looking for an oven with about 36 inches heated length and 18 or more inch wide belt. The material we are consider
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 | Wed Jan 31 17:01:34 EST 2007 | rw
I'm not that concerned about the solderability of the motor. Our customer is concerned about the outgassing of the conformal coat effecting the motor brushes. Silicone will break down into SiO2 and SiC will result from a spark between the brushes a
Electronics Forum | Wed Apr 19 15:44:39 EDT 2006 | choppy
I'd also say to be very careful about contamination espacialy with boots. Some companies use oily products on there boots so be careful.
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 30 18:34:56 EST 2007 | realchunks
Hose and/or Dave, Please elaborate of how the silicone can affect soldering. Material itself or fumes?
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 01 08:47:07 EST 2007 | davef
NASA is concerned about outgassing in high-vacuum environments. They select materials to minimize outgassing. http://outgassing.nasa.gov/og_desc.html
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 03 15:39:01 EST 2017 | ttheis
Thanks, we'll try this too. We aquired an asymtek millenium for dispensing selectively. It is setup for epoxies with a needle dispense head so we'll try to make it all work for us. One-part silicones seem to be the popular solution.
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