In message <3.0.3.16.19971130161040.505710a6@zetnet.co.uk>, Adrian Gothard writes >At 07:54 30/11/97 +0000, you wrote: >>In message <3.0.1.32.19971129164209.0069571c@pop.fast.net>, Andy Kunz >> writes >>>>Does 3M makes any solderable barnish ?. I use it to make PCB water-tolerant >>>>(not water-proof). The barnish lets you make reworks on the PCB, change >>>>cables, etc. Connectors that fits directly in the PCB can be soldered after >>>>barnish application (jack connectors, etc). They would probably get locked >>>>if using epoxy. >>>> >>>>Have found this stuff in spray, but would prefer to use it liquid like any >>>>wood barnish. Anybody knows who makes it ? >>> >>>I believe Luis means "varnish." >>> >>>I don't know of solder solderable varnishes. The 3M potting compound I use >>>is NOT solderable afterwards - it melts and smells. It is, however, >>>removable sufficiently for me to replace damaged components (heat) >underneath. >> >>Solder-through varnish is made! I've got an aerosol can of it, made by >>Electrolube, called Clear Protective Lacquer (CPL). I think that Luis is >>after it in ordinary liquid form, rather than an aerosol. >> >>Leon >>-- >>Leon Heller: leon@lfheller.demon.co.uk http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk >>Amateur Radio Callsign G1HSM Tel: +44 (0) 118 947 1424 >>See http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk/rcm.htm for details of a >>low-cost reconfigurable computing module using the XC6216 FPGA >> >> > >Out of interest, are we talking "conformal coating" here? > >Adrian No, it's different. I've also got a can of Electrolube HPA Conformal Coating. Leon -- Leon Heller: leon@lfheller.demon.co.uk http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk Amateur Radio Callsign G1HSM Tel: +44 (0) 118 947 1424 See http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk/rcm.htm for details of a low-cost reconfigurable computing module using the XC6216 FPGA