VOGONS


First post, by kegepet

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I recently repaired an old athlon xp board I had, which had a damaged trace leading from one of the dimm slots. I used a single copper strand taken from one of the wires of an old usb cable. Everything works great now, but I'm wondering what I should cover this with. It's pretty delicate and small and I need to protect it somehow. Since I don't do this often, buying a bottle of conformal coating doesn't seem practical. I was thinking about some ordinary 2-part epoxy, but that would be irreversible, plus maybe corrosive--I don't know. Maybe something as simple as tape? Maybe a dab of hot glue? Ideas?

Reply 1 of 4, by ShovelKnight

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Just borrow nail polish from your SO.

Reply 2 of 4, by quicknick

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On some of my repairs I used clear 2-part epoxy, applied in a very thin layer with a toothpick or other suitable tool. I also used clear nail polish (lacquer?), but what I dislike about this is the fact that it will dissolve in 99% IPA.

Reply 3 of 4, by konc

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I'd still use UV-curable solder mask, even for a thin bridge wire. It's made to cover copper on a pcb.

Reply 4 of 4, by kegepet

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Had no idea nail polish was alcohol-soluble. I'll probably just try a little 2-part epoxy then.