In message <[email protected]>, dated Fri, 16 Jun 2006, Peter Tarver <[email protected]> writes
>Not much of anything metallic lasts long by the sea, especially such >electrochemically unfriendly materials as iron and aluminum. However, >there are commercially available aluminum pop rivets with aluminum >mandrels, though I don't know how reliable or installation friendly >they might be. > >I don't recall the OP stating anything about an ocean view for their >product. Products get everywhere, especially where one never expected. I knew of a church sound system that had the amplifier installed high up in the boiler room, in a 60-plus Celsius ambient. It tended to overheat and shut down - but only on cold days! >Rivets might not be wise, regardless of material activity, in such an >environment. I agree, but my main point was that insulation is a fundamentally better way to tackle the issue. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk 2006 is YMMVI- Your mileage may vary immensely. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
