removable potting compound ?

Have you tried rubber cement?

Best,

- Joe

I'm looking for something to secure wires and/or screw settings against vibration and strain but that can be removed for resoldering & adjusting. Maybe just plain silicone sealant is the best bet, but in the past when I have tried using it in thickness greater than 1/8" or so it either did not cure or took forever to do so! I want something I can apply once and cure in

Thanks ! JCD

There is a two-part Room Temp. Vulcanizing Silicone putty than will cure in about a half hour. Nothing will stick to it so you will have to devise mechanical methods. My supplier has disappeared but I'd try McMaster Carr first.

There's Fine-L-Kote, which is a conformal coat that's sprayed on, and there's Fine-L-Kote remover. But that's a conformal coat, not a potting compound. It's also a moderately hazardous material; you need ventilation, a respirator, and a fire extinguisher.

Search for "conformal coating", not "potting", and you'll find what you're looking for. "Potting" is where you fill a container with some hardening material. Read this:

John Nagle

You might try hot glue. It might come lose from slick surfaces, but it is fairly easy to remove when needed.

No, but that's and idea I hadn't even considered. Might be more what I'm = looking for. Something that can be peeled off later sounds like the = ticket!

Thanks ! JCD

Excellent info on that page. But you almost need 3-D glasses to read it! = From that page I found the Loctite link,

Anyway, thanks for the suggestions on what to search for. That should be = a big help. JCD

Hot Glue?

In the past at work I used Dow Corning 182 or 184, it's a clear silicone coating that can be pealed/scraped away when needed.

Yeah - I think that's what I going to try to use. Thanks ! JCD

messagenews:460edd5f$0$14700$ snipped-for-privacy@text.nova.planet.nl...> In the past at work I used Dow Corning 182 or 184, it's a clear silicone

Just make sure you clean ALL of the solder flux off of your PCB. The silicon conformal coating does not like to stick to solder flux!!!