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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: slightly off topic: recommended glue for attacing one circuit board to another

From: kabowers@...
Date: 2010-02-10

On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:55:23 -0000, you wrote:

>snip<
>But I think a viable candidate is RTV rubber which comes in a tube
>like toothpaste. You can squeeze a blob on the base board and settle
>the smaller board on top of it. It will hold quite well, but you can
>remove it if you need to, and scrape it all off with a razor blade.
>
>We use it a lot for things like assembling speaker systems. You can
>use a bead of RTV around the speaker flange to mount the speaker and
>provide the seal at the same time. But it is "re-enterable" and you
>can separate it with a sharp knife and just pull the speaker off.
>
>
Good way to go. You may want to use the "electronic" version
that cures without the vinegar smell to avoid the possibility of
corrosion.

Keith Bowers WB4LSJ- Thomasville, NC