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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Guy Ramsey

Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 6:56 AM

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Subject: [TN] Fwd: coating complaint



I am in over my head. I have little to no experience with conformal coating. Can anyone with more experience comment?

thanks,

Guy

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From: Guy Ramsey <[log in to unmask]>

Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 9:51 AM

Subject: Fwd: coating complaint

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I sent this message on to a friend who posts images for review by members of the IPC technet.

We are looking for technical support and user experiences with this material.

If we inspect at 5x-10x magnification we can observe the conditions that our customer is complaining about.

But, our application process seems well controlled and the condition does not exist when the material is first dispensed. The material flows as it cures and becomes thin at the edges of the components. Thin enough so that is does not glow under UV light. In some instances components appear to have no coating (when viewed under UV). However under normal light it is easy to see the parts are coated.

Is this normal behavior for the material?  Can we expect normal performance from the the coating?

Guy Ramsey



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From: Guy Ramsey <[log in to unmask]>

Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 9:41 AM

Subject: coating complaint

To: Steve Gregory <[log in to unmask]>





Hi Steve,

Can you post these images on your homestead page for the group please?

The images are of acrylic coating  Humiseal 1B31. We are applying a thinned mix using a dispenser through a fine needle (25AWG).



Under room lighting we can see coating. Under UV light, at this magnification our customer is complaining about skips. I don't have enough experience with the material to know if this is normal or not.

Notice how the resistor appears to have no coating under UV, but in normal light it is clearly coated.

Also notice how the coating flows off of the components at the edges, leaving only a thin coating that may not glow under UV light.

Are these normal attributes of this type coating.



We do not see this with Urethane spray coatings.