[sdiy] Clearcoating PC boards

[David Brown]

At 07:25 PM 9/18/2009, David G. Dixon wrote:
>I'm just wondering, does anyone spray clearcoat on the copper side of their
>finished PC boards to protect the copper (as opposed to tinning or proper
>solder masking)?  Would this be deleterious for any reason?

I clear coat my bare copper boards.  I know what they will look like 
after a few years without it.

Depending on the trace size, I have tinned them and not done a clear 
coat.  They have to be able to take the heat, though.

Dave