Darrell, UL will require it if you seek UL approval for your device. Mat
> -----Original Message----- > From: Darrell Locke [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 11:52 AM > To: Aschenberg, Mat > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Spray-on Conductive Coatings > > Thanks Matt, > > I was not aware that a UL approved painter/applicator was required. Is > this > in a standard, or is it just a common practice? > > Darrell Locke > > -----Original Message----- > From: Aschenberg, Mat [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:34 AM > To: Darrell Locke > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Spray-on Conductive Coatings > > > Darrell, > I have used this process in the past. It presents a bit of a safety > nightmare. > The products I work on are UL tested and approved. Getting a product > approved with UL having a spray-on conductive coating is difficult. The > spray needs to be UL listed for use with the particular plastic you are > going to use. Then you need to find a UL approved Painter (applicator) who > uses the UL approved process to apply the spray-on conductive coating. > > Once is enough. I stay away from those like a plague. > > Mat > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Darrell Locke [SMTP:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:24 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Spray-on Conductive Coatings > > > > > > Dear Colleages, > > > > We have seen an issue lately with spray-on conductive coatings used on > the > > inside of electronic enclosures. The coating works great for EMC, but > > there > > seems to be a problem with adhesion and tiny flakes of conductive > material > > getting in the electronics. I'm thinking that the spray-on type > materials > > should not be used at all. Has anyone else experienced this problem? > > > > Thanks > > > > Darrell Locke > > Advanced Input Devices > > Coeur d'Alene ID > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > > [email protected] > > with the single line: > > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > > Michael Garretson: [email protected] > > Dave Heald [email protected] > > > > For policy questions, send mail to: > > Richard Nute: [email protected] > > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > > No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old > > messages are imported into the new server. ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
