17 Nov
2003
17 Nov
'03
8:41 a.m.
On Nov 17, 12:06, Patrick Rigney wrote:
If an amount of this oil were to become trapped in a
layer under a
soldered
chip or socket, is it sufficiently conductive to cause
signal
crosstalk?
Very unlikely, since silicon oil is a pretty good insulator. The
reason it is good for electrical contacts is that it promotes the
cleaning of oxide layers by the wiping action as contacts move over
each other, and it prevents further oxide from forming by creating a
non-reactive coating which is also very thin.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York