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ChipQuik - A joke, or actual a useful product?
ebastler:
Sorry, I was just trying to be helpful since you seem to struggle with comprehension problems. Never mind.
eTobey:
--- Quote from: ebastler on May 14, 2023, 12:39:56 pm ---Sorry, I was just trying to be helpful since you seem to struggle with comprehension problems. Never mind.
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Some people seem to struggle with comprehension, and others seem to struggle with perception... :-//
james_s:
--- Quote from: tooki on May 13, 2023, 08:34:04 am ---Well that’s certainly not correct. Most hardware store silicone is the acetoxy cure type, which releases acetic acid (vinegar) when curing. This will cause corrosion of electronic components, so must not be used. There are “neutral cure” types at the hardware store, but that’s still no guarantee they’re compatible with electronics due to other additives.
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I see people parroting this often, but I use regular acidic silicone on electronics all the time and have for decades, I've never had it cause corrosion that I can recall. YMMV but it has always worked for me.
It certainly doesn't cost "pennies per bucket" though, the last time I bought some it was over 10 bucks for the sort of tube that goes in a caulking gun.
james_s:
--- Quote from: eTobey on May 14, 2023, 07:48:05 am ---
--- Quote from: Psi on May 13, 2023, 11:03:29 pm ---I wasn't using it as an adhesive, I was adding blobs between TH parts to other nearby parts to prevent any vibration.
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I did not ask for using it as an adhesive, i was asking about the property of how good it will stick to other materials (called adhesion).
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If you're asking about adhesion that certainly implies you're using it as an adhesive. Adhesion is literally what makes something an adhesive :-//
eTobey:
--- Quote from: james_s on May 14, 2023, 05:38:54 pm ---If you're asking about adhesion that certainly implies you're using it as an adhesive. Adhesion is literally what makes something an adhesive :-//
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So then if a PCB manufacturer asks about the adhesive properties of a soldermask on copper, it would imply, that he is going to use it to glue copper parts together?
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