Use the "sensor safe" variant to avoid that problem. Cecil K5DL
Sent from my iPad On Mar 16, 2013, at 11:39 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Gents.. be very sure that if you pick GE silicone sealant.. (RTV or whatever > you call it) DO NOT use the kind that has acetic acid in it.. Back in the > early days of NASA rocket launches off Wallops Island NASA lost a rocket they > launched. It failed because they had used RTV that had acetic acid and it > had corroded the connections.. litterally. > > > > A friend of mine W3AUN was one of the people responsible for this launch.. > > > Long Live Seal Team VI > > http://www.qsl.net/wa3mej/index.htm > ----- Original Message ----- > Well, those GE silicone sealants are designed to have pretty high > resistivity and are designed to be insulators as well as for protection. > > Main thing, I expect is that the highest temperature that you reach is the > curing temperature of the silicone compound. No heat guns! :) > > I wouldn't hesitate to apply it over the termination resistors on my > receiving loops, but I haven't bothered > _________________ > Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector
