If it's of any interest I've been experimenting with potting using a silico=
n sealant=20
thinned with mineral turpentine. Good results so far. And I have found some=
thing of=20
a solvent for it, but have not tried fully de-potting anything at this stag=
e.

On 5 Feb 2016 at 15:59, Neil wrote:

> Hi all,
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> I'm building some boards for a customer and was planning to conformal=20
> coat it to protect it (automotive environment), but he wants me to pot=20
> it.  I'm not thrilled about that because this project has had a lot of=20
> incremental changes over the past couple years, and if I have to make=20
> any other electronic changes it would be difficult.  And these are=20
> relatively expensive circuits.  Before I cave, is there anything I can=20
> reliably remove potting compound with?  Research so far indicates that=20
> heat works, but is still a tedious process.  Are there any known=20
> chemicals that would work for this?  Or any specific types of potting=20
> compounds that would be easier to remove?
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> Cheers,
> -Neil.
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