23 Jan
2006
23 Jan
'06
4:45 a.m.
I agree with Tony, don't pot the thing. Potting comound not only makes
it difficult or impossible to repair but it also severly limits the heat
dissappation of the electrical components and that will cause failures.
At 06:42 PM 1/22/06 +0000, you wrote:
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> All:
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> I'm making that front panel power switch mod and I have a small
> 9v wall wart that I pulled apart, and a 9v relay. I want to encapsulate the
> whole thing in a box. I don't know much about potting compounds - what
would
be the best
compound for this application?
I wouldn't do that. Why make it impossible to repair later? Personally,
I'd take a matal box, screw the transformer and relay to the inside, use
tagstrip or striboard to mount the smaller components. Connect the box to
mains earth and run the cables through grommets in the sides.
Then, if something fails later, it'll be easy to put right.
-tony