Re: Murphy Strikes again!

[Michael Haseltine <haseltine@breaker.dakotacom.net>]

Is conformal coating something that could be used in this case? It's 
been mentioned on the list before, but I don't really know much about 
it and would like to learn.

>Well, I took everything apart today to find out what the damage was 
>with the rain water hitting the MKII regs.
>I checked the voltage on all the batteries, and even though I had 
>several regs "regulating" lights come on (while the regs were wet), 
>apparently only 1 battery was significantly drained.
>I took all the regs out, most were wet, and 3 had noticeable 
>corrosion (apparently they've been wet before), and 3 blown fuses 
>(not all the corroded ones though).  I cleaned them all up, dried 
>them off, and I'm coating them with a few coats of clear enamel. 
>(carefully taping over the pots, connectors, and heat sink).  This 
>should help keep future water from hurting them.
>I'm also figuring out ways of mounting them, and in some cases 
>little umbrellas of plastic, so they don't get wet even when the 
>Sparrow leaks.
>--
>John G. Lussmyer      mailto:Cougar@CasaDelGato.Com
>Dragons soar and Tigers prowl while I dream.... 
>	http://www.CasaDelGato.com


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Michael Haseltine -- Tucson, Arizona
Subvert the dominant paradigm, drive electric!