I too had the same experience Brooke. Back in the late 70's I built a TVRO station and saved up enough money for two GaAs FETs for an LNA. Used RTV to seal it. Sadly it died. Upon taking it apart to troubleshoot I found just about everything was green. 73 - Mike
Mike B. Feher, N4FS 89 Arnold Blvd. Howell NJ 07731 848-245-9115 -----Original Message----- From: Brooke Clarke via time-nuts <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:37 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement <[email protected]> Cc: Brooke Clarke <[email protected]> Subject: [time-nuts] Re: Potting compound advice needed Hi Jim: Be careful with RTVs. Some out gas acid that attacks metal, even gold plated metal. Guess how I know that. -- Have Fun, Brooke Clarke https://www.PRC68.com axioms: 1. The extent to which you can fix or improve something will be limited by how well you understand how it works. 2. Everybody, with no exceptions, holds false beliefs. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] -- To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to and follow the instructions there.
