Joe, UL uses super glue to attach the thermocouple. Dan Kinney Horner APG > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Finlayson [SMTP:jfinlay...@telica.com] > Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 2:53 PM > To: 'NEBS Newsgroup'; 'EMC PSTC' > Subject: Thermocouple issues > > > > I am in the process of performing a thermal evaluation and am using > thermocouples to measure surface temperatures of IC's, etc. I'm finding > that the thermocouple tape that I'm using tends to experience a > degradation > of the adhesive as the temperatures increase (in the 80-100°C range) > causing > the thermocouples to separate from the surfaces. I'd appreciate any > advice > that could point to a higher performing tape/adhesive for such an > application. Some of the IC's are quite small which doesn't leave much > surface area for adhesion and I am using as many as 40 thermocouples per > card. > > Thx, > > > Joe > > ********************************* > <<...>> > > Joe Finlayson > Manager, Compliance Engineering > Telica, Inc. > 734 Forest Street, Bldg. G, Suite 100 > Marlboro, MA 01752 > Tel: (508) 480-0909 x212 > Fax: (508) 480-0922 > Email: jfinlay...@telica.com > Web: www.telica.com > > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > majord...@ieee.org > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com > Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org >
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