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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Norman Stewart
<normstewart@a...> wrote:
>
> The big problem with the hardware store silicone (and this
> goes for the industrial grades too) is that the inexpensive
> ones release acetic acid in the curing process. This
> attacks copper - wires, circuit boards, etc. Find a
> silicone that doesn't have a vinegar smell to it as it cures.
Or use polyurethane rubber. You can get it in many different grades of
flexibility, from hard as a rock to so soft it is sticky. I think
those sticky lint rollers are made from a grade of polyurethane rubber.
Steve Greenfield