X-RebelTech Is Here: http://www.rebeltech.ca MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <01110311222903.09369@rebeltech.ca> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit you could pick up some of that brush on electrical tape. comes in all sorts of colours ;-) the stuff i have here is made by North American Oil Company from Atlanta, GA comes in a 4fl oz can with a brush on the cap. pretty good stuff. i use it all the time to patch extension cords that get the sheath damaged, and to seal the terminals on the cord ends. i think i paid about 7.50 Cdn at an auto parts store for it. moose. On Saturday 03 November 2001 09:15, you wrote: > In what form? How do you apply it? I suppose I could use RTV silicone > caulk, but I'd prefer not to have a big bulge of stuff under the board. > > Thanks, > > Josh Koffman > > "Thomas C. Sefranek" wrote: > > Josh Koffman wrote: > > >Well, I'm not quite sure this is EE, but... > > > > > >I am building a small circuit on a piece of perfboard. You know, the one > > >with the grid of holes, and each hole has a little copper pad. Anyway, > > >there will be 120VAC on this board, basically just going from a terminal > > >block to a relay in under an inch. there will be two lines of course. > > >Anyway, what is a safe way to do this? I plan to remove all the copper > > >pads in the vicinity, and solder a wire directly between the two points. > > >Question is, what is the best way to insulate any exposed wiring? Is > > >clear nail polish still a good insulator? > > > > I use Silicon Rubber as a high voltage insulator on PCBs. > > > > >Thanks, > > > > > >Josh Koffman > > > > > >-- > > >http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > > >[PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > > > -- > > * > > > > | __O Thomas C. Sefranek tcs@cmcorp.com > > |_-\<,_ Amateur Radio Operator: WA1RHP > > > > (*)/ (*) Bicycle mobile on 145.41, 448.625 MHz > > > > ARRL Instructor, Technical Specialist, VE Contact. > > http://hamradio.cmcorp.com/inventory/Inventory.html > > http://www.harvardrepeater.org > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads