All of the SMDs are conformally coated. Do I actually need nail polish?

4 Comments

  1. ShrimpBrime

    Yes, do nail polish anyway. Better safe than sorry, as the old timers once said.

    Don’t go in the rain without a raincoat.

  2. XxDemonxXIG

    I would for a safety net but that’s me.

  3. No go nuts but do it carefully 🎉🇺🇸

  4. SimpleHeuristics

    I delidded mine and found that the glue they use is sometimes actually too high so adding nail polish to that would probably make it even higher. It works with the IHS since there is a 0.3mm layer of indium solder but if you’re doing direct it actually may inhibit cooler contact with the die. I actually carefully filed it down a bit and used a known flat piece of glass to carefully make sure that the first point of contact is the dies and not the glue. So before you do the extra layer of nail polish just check this.

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