| Al Skierkiewicz |
04-02-2007 16:59 |
Re: Catastrophe...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eldarion
(Post 571366)
The reason the IFI stuff may be OK (especially the Victors and Spikes) is that the boards are conformally coated, which would prevent water from contacting metal parts and causing shorts. However, I do not believe the RC is coated.
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El,
Unfortunately that is not the case. That is why the Victors suffer from metal flakes getting inside. I have teams that killed a Victor and showed me that not only had metal entered the top case, it also enter the bottom which is theoretically sealed. The conformal coating is mostly laid on pre soldering and mounting and is pretty much a solder resist. |
