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FW: [RFI] Spray Shielding?

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Subject: FW: [RFI] Spray Shielding?
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> (Pete Smith)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 20:32:13 +0000
At 04:02 PM 6/12/00 -0400, Hare, Ed, W1RFI wrote:
...
>>If you do resort to shielding spray, keep two things in mind. First, some
>>equipment may have a "live" chassis and in spraying the case, if you bring
>>that chassis ground outside the equipment, you may create a shock hazard.
>>Remember also that it is paint, and if the surface is not clean, it can
>>flake off later, probably causing damage.

One addition ... at least the spray-on stuff I used a few years back was
VERY runny.  I was unable to keep it confined inside the case, even with
masking tape over the louvers.  It ran everywhere, and didn't help very
much in that particular case.

73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com 



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