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| What's that "glue" used to fix bodge wires? |
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| tooki:
--- Quote from: Someone on January 07, 2023, 02:54:08 am --- --- Quote from: tooki on January 07, 2023, 01:27:02 am --- --- Quote from: mcinque on January 07, 2023, 12:59:19 am ---it is not clear glue, too transparent. --- End quote --- What do you mean? "Clear" means "transparent". --- End quote --- Plenty of glues advertise "clear" that is ok for a thin bonding application but end up a little milky in bulk cure. Which is why the industry had to add "optically clear" as a new category. Bonus points for refractive index matching. --- End quote --- I know that, but the line I was replying to was saying that it’s too transparent to be clear? |
| tooki:
--- Quote from: bigfoot22 on January 07, 2023, 03:44:35 am ---NorthridgeFix calls it conformal coating and uses a UV lamp to set it. Dunno what the benefits are of using UV I suppose so that you don't melt your wires and the wires on the PCB don't move around while they are setting due to the wind from the heat gun. --- End quote --- One big benefit is that it cures very quickly, yet doesn’t have the problems of superglue (like having very little time to work with it). It’s also much easier to remove uncured glue. |
| wraper:
--- Quote from: tooki on January 07, 2023, 02:17:24 pm --- --- Quote from: bigfoot22 on January 07, 2023, 03:44:35 am ---NorthridgeFix calls it conformal coating and uses a UV lamp to set it. Dunno what the benefits are of using UV I suppose so that you don't melt your wires and the wires on the PCB don't move around while they are setting due to the wind from the heat gun. --- End quote --- One big benefit is that it cures very quickly, yet doesn’t have the problems of superglue (like having very little time to work with it). It’s also much easier to remove uncured glue. --- End quote --- The main benefit is that it's thermally stable and non conductive. It's the same as liquid type solder mask. Superglue is a bit electrically conductive and better not try to heat it, fumes are extremely nasty. |
| Neomys Sapiens:
The proper designation of this is 'wire tacking adhesive'. |
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