Re: Potting compound suggestions

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Except that wax shrinks when cooling, so you tend to get voids, which leads 
to (hidden) corona

At 01:15 PM 7/22/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Mike Harrison by way of Terry Fritz 
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mike-at-whitewing.co.uk>
>
>Paraffin wax (candle wax) probably fits most criteria, certainy cheap, and 
>also re-workable.
>
>On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 12:54:20 -0600, you wrote:
>
> >Original poster: "Richter, Rick by way of Terry Fritz 
> <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rick.richter-at-hp-dot-com>
> >
> >         I'm looking for some suggestions for relatively cheap potting
> >compounds for a couple circuits I'm putting together. I'm looking to
> >minimize corona loss and sparkover while, at the same time, increasing the
> >safety factor (insulation) for both circuits. Let me describe each circuit
> >to give you an idea what I'm dealing with.
> >