Use the "sensor safe" variant to avoid that problem.
Cecil
K5DL
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On Mar 16, 2013, at 11:39 AM, wa3mej@comcast.net wrote:
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> 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.
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> A friend of mine W3AUN was one of the people responsible for this launch..
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> Long Live Seal Team VI
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> 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.
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> Main thing, I expect is that the highest temperature that you reach is the
> curing temperature of the silicone compound. No heat guns! :)
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> I wouldn't hesitate to apply it over the termination resistors on my
> receiving loops, but I haven't bothered
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