> Hhmmm. Interesting. Tips like these is exactly what I am after, so thanks a > bunch for that. > > I like the idea of covering the sensor (or parts of the sensor and the PCB) > with silicone. Do you remember what specific product you used (was it a > spray, or just one of those tubes you buy at HomeDepot or Lowe's that you > apply with a gun)?
Yes, I just got a tube of silicone I had laying around the house and encased the whole thing in it. If I remember the tech sheet correctly, the newer DS18b20's are entirely waterproof (old ones had issues) so you really only need to encase the leads. I did the whole thing as the sensor is pulling the temp read off of the ground wire anyways so might as well be safe. > I also like the idea of using wax. I obviously had not thought about it. I > suppose that in that case you melt the wax (like from a candle) in a pot and > then dip the PCB into it. Is that they way people would do it? I've seen it done for potting electronics on ROV's. In that case they had the electronics in a small plastic enclosure and just filled the enclosure with wax when done. > I also found about "conformal coating" while doing some searches last night. > Guess that is the official name of what I am after. There are products to do > conformal coating, although nothing you can find at your local hardware > store, which is why I'd prefer to go with one of the two methods you > mentioned. I think thats what Hobby-Boards uses, might be worth sending them an email. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Software Download: Index, Search & Analyze Logs and other IT data in Real-Time with Splunk. Collect, index and harness all the fast moving IT data generated by your applications, servers and devices whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Deliver compliance at lower cost and gain new business insights. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Owfs-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers
