RE: Masking - was: chassis bonding - star washers enough?

2002-03-25 Thread Robert Wilson
You are quite right; masking under a screw can create a serious aesthetic problem. It's as mechanical designer, it's something that I whined and complained about often in the past. The best we could do was to minimize its necessity by making metal to metal contact BETWEEN the metal parts being con

RE: Masking - was: chassis bonding - star washers enough?

2002-03-25 Thread Price, Ed
>-Original Message- >From: Doug McKean [mailto:dmck...@corp.auspex.com] >Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 6:16 AM >To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group >Subject: Re: Masking - was: chassis bonding - star washers enough? > > > >Very good question. > >In my exp

Re: Masking - was: chassis bonding - star washers enough?

2002-03-25 Thread Doug McKean
Very good question. In my experience, the corrosion issue with regard to masked off areas has never been a factor. Yes, it will corrode, but the teeth will cut through that. The masking off of areas has also been internal to the product. Yes, I've also used the star washers on painted a

Re: Masking - was: chassis bonding - star washers enough?

2002-03-25 Thread T.Sato
On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:53:27 -0800, "Chris Wells" wrote: > Masking > As to all those who indicate masking off the metal what about oxidation? > I'm concerned about the appearance of masking off the painted areas. To avoid corrosion of the exposed steel surface, plating (Zn, Ni, Cr, etc.) can