>You are very right. Even a small fan does wonders for cooling. Most of >my stuff is in small sealed boxes so there is little or no air movement. > I love it when the customer draws a vacuum on the housing to "prevent >moisture problems" and the electronics cook to death in the resulting >Dewar flask! > >Sherpa Doug Why vacuum ? I understand that your customers have usually to do with wetness, vacuum is not a good way to seal those afaik. The smallest leak fills the box with water (completely) even if water needs to enter as vapor because the hole is so tiny. Don't you tell them to fill it with liquid ? (oil or special) ? Peter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads