TRABEM wrote:
He's sensing me samples of both types although the spec's aren't
available due to translation problems (the stuff is imported, and no
English translation of the spec sheets exists).

Hopefully they've taken the time to write / translate / send you an MSDS
for it...

Richard

About 10 years ago there was considerable attention to this is the press.
We looked into it and didn't find anything which looked promising and
neither did the industry. For non critical circuitry, I suspect there is
possibilities

My idea (which was chuckeled at) was " conductive Velcro" Make parts with
the loops and boards with the hooks. Easy repair, eh? Zip off the old,
stuff on the new... No heat, no time to cure...

Imagine a demo of this compared to solder in the early days...

Let's look at the options for electronics assembly. Well you have two
choices:
1- Dip everything in molten lead.
2- stuff 'n go.

Which do you pick...Hmmm difficult chioce, eh?


Ther ewas also something called "particle interface". Many small sharp
conductive points on the PCB, but how to anchor the parts. This was
intended for test fixtures.

73, Steve, K9DCI

"John Fields" wrote in message
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On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:10:40 -0400, TRABEM wrote:

Has anyone tried Masterbonds conductive epoxy for attaching SMT
components to a printed circuit board?

Seems like a great idea, especially if it works well::

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Aside from the resistivity of the epoxy, the largest problem I see
is throughput. That is, where are you going to store all those
boards while the epoxy is curing?
Plus, it makes it really messy for the salvagers/recyclers.
-- John Fields Professional Circuit Designer

In a production line they would probably use UV curing epoxies. They
already do, but not for solder substitute.
73, Steve, K9DCI