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Re: Outdoor Robot
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Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350 View Post
For wires I would recommend a silicone based sealant . Your local boating supply shop should have something suitable. If the silicone proves to be too weak, you can try polyurethane instead, but then you sacrifice the convenience of soap and water clean-up. Blends of the two are also available.
Please use silicone sealant that is rated for use in an electronics environment. The stuff you normally get at boating shop and your local hardware big box store
are not. The sealant off-gases acidic compounds as it dries and hardens and this will corrode electronics.