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silicon for sealing connectors

Hello All, Question: can I use silicon for sealing connectors with exposed conductors? If so, which spicific silicon I should use?

(I tried some generic tube from home depot and surface of the solder joints got all gray in few days. Then I read on the tube it contains acid.)

Thank you,

Andre

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Andrey
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"Andrey

** Any one that is labelled as " Non Acid ", " Neutral Cure " or as being suitable for use with metals.

Typically intended as a roof and gutter sealant or for automotive repairs.

** Smells strongly of acetic acid - right ??

Must be avoided.

...... Phil

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Phil Allison

RTV162 by GE

It is not self leveling so it can be somewhat messy. Excellent adhesion.

Regards,

Boris Mohar

Got Knock? - see: Viatrack Printed Circuit Designs (among other things)

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Boris Mohar

Get Dow/Corning 111. That is basically spark plug boot grease. It a sealant that never hardens, high dielectric strength and will not attack metals or plastics.

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gfretwell

Most anything called sensor safe sold in auto parts stores should be OK.

greg

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GregS

Gawd, I hate X-No-Archive. If there's anything more selfish, I haven't seen it.

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JeffM

Pompous assholes afraid of leaving a "paper" trail ?:-)

Agent provides for ignoring "X-No-Archive" in follow-ups, so it's easy to negate such asshole actions ;-)

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Jim Thompson

I'm mixed on using it myself.

PLUSES: It might improve s/n -- it's getting harder and harder to find things. Saves us from, at some future time--when we're older and wiser--regretting dumb stuff we might have said in our youth ;-). NEGATIVES: When posting real, technical info, deprives future searchers of the data, thwarting one of the mind-amplifying benefits of this new medium.

All-in-all, if gfretwell wants to take part in today's conversation but doesn't want it recorded for all eternity, I figure he has that right, and I've none to complain.

Best, James Arthur

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dagmargoodboat

I never really thought about it. I am guessing that is the default in Agent

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gfretwell

Agent default is X-NO-ARCHIVE un-checked and don't respect the request in follow-ups.

...Jim Thompson

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|  James E.Thompson, P.E.                           |    mens     |
|  Analog Innovations, Inc.                         |     et      |
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Jim Thompson

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