RE: PCB temp ratings, etc...

2000-10-11 Thread WOODS
To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: RE: PCB temp ratings, etc... Richard - Then the answer is no. The MOT, as Pete Perkins pointed out, establishes the test points for thermal conditioning, but solder resists are then tested in conjunction with the PWB only for fl

RE: PCB temp ratings, etc...

2000-10-11 Thread Peter Tarver
Richard - Then the answer is no. The MOT, as Pete Perkins pointed out, establishes the test points for thermal conditioning, but solder resists are then tested in conjunction with the PWB only for flammability classification. Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@nortelnetworks.com -Origin

RE: PCB temp ratings, etc...

2000-10-11 Thread WOODS
: Peter Tarver; emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Re: PCB temp ratings, etc... Hi Richard & Peter, Richard, I wonder if you are calling the solder resist coating as conformal coating? If so, I expect that the resist coating is ignored for any PWB ratings

Re: PCB temp ratings, etc...

2000-10-11 Thread mike harris
sist coating. Mike Harris/Teccom -Original Message- From: Peter Tarver To: emc-p...@ieee.org Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 8:31 AM Subject: RE: PCB temp ratings, etc... You're welcome, Richard. MOTs are developed for a copper clad industrial lam

RE: PCB temp ratings, etc...

2000-10-11 Thread Peter Tarver
You're welcome, Richard. MOTs are developed for a copper clad industrial laminate and verified by certain tests on a finished PWB. Conformal coatings are not a normal part of this process, though I suppose a board house could ask for such considerations to be made for a selection of coatings. Ac

RE: PCB temp ratings, etc...

2000-10-11 Thread WOODS
Pete thanks for your reply. I have noticed that the conformal coating on some boards begins to discolor when subjected to continuous high temperatures. In some samples, the coating begins to darken, bubble and delaminate from the surface. Is the conformal coating considered when setting the rated

PCB temp ratings, etc...

2000-10-11 Thread Pete Perkins
PSNet, PWB's are one form of plastic insulating materials. They must endure for a long time without giving up the properties that make them good insulators or enclosures for insulators. In the long term the volatiles evaporate away and the molecular structure breaks down giving way to fail