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ChipQuik - A joke, or actual a useful product?
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coppercone2:
lol, and you are lucky to be able to use a tube of chip quick before it dries up wheras the store silicone its not possible to use until it dries up unless your are installing bath tubs, its hardly relevant IMO
eTobey:

--- Quote from: Psi on May 13, 2023, 10:03:29 am ---ChipQuik as a brand I've always been a bit weary of, because I had issue with their solder paste.

But i've used the black and white electronic silicone (from digikey) and never had any problems with it.

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You just had me going and look what brand that rubbish solder is, i have recenty used. It is almost as bad as the worst i ever had. Its brand is: CHIPQUIK lol! (RASW.020 2OZ).

What silicone did you use? How does it adhere to other meterials?
SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: ddavidebor on May 12, 2023, 11:18:32 pm ---ChipQuik stuff is all great! All a bit pricey, but excellent quality.

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I've only used their various fluxes so far, and they are all great. Can't comment about the rest of their products.
rdl:
I once insulated some mains AC traces on a pcb with "vinegar smell during cure" type silicone. Pulled it off many years later and the copper traces underneath were still shiny. And I've used plenty of it over the years for many things and have never seen any evidence for corrosion. I remain unconviced it's a problem.
T3sl4co1l:
I saw one board someone tried potting with the stuff. It was covered in white and green crusty deposits. The solder and copper were practically gone.

It's entirely possible that a small amount, on clean metal, in open air, cures fast enough not to cause visible corrosion.  The surface oxide on the metal absolutely will have reacted and become acetate. Whether that's a problem for future corrosion, given humidity or condensation, I don't know.

Tim
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