At 06:40 15/05/97 +0200, Tjaart van der Walt wrote:
>If it is going to get moved around a bit, it may turn out to be not
>such a good idea (Wires have this damn way of breaking inside the
>insulation). On the other hand, if it is going to sit inside a box,
>you'll get away with it.

The potted part sits inside a case, and the wires go to either a connector
(in the case) or a fixed cable.

>We have a voltage converter potted onto a heatsink with a socket coming
>out the side. If you use the right connector, the potting compound won't
>penetrate it from the back.

I'm somewhat reluctant to the idea of another connector in the middle...
it's going to be very hot, maybe corrosive (even though the case is fairly
tight) around.

Anyone any experiences with potting (connected, obviously!) connectors?
Seems not like a good idea to me.


>Installation personel have a way of screwing up things that you thought
>were fool proof.

Not only _installation_ personnel -- one of the most interesting parts of
designing stuff for people to _use_ is to learn about the zillion ways it
can be _abused_... :-)