Re: Re: ds1820 temperature sensors and epoxy question

["Dave McLaughlin" <dave@xxxxxxx>]

If you need to seal around it, I use Helerman sleeves for insulation and
silicon sealer around the lot, leaving the plastic of the sensors bare and
this has worked for years on my weather station outside.

Dave...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen" <mail@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: ds1820 temperature sensors and epoxy question


> On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:49:38 -0000, you wrote:
>
> >Araldite should be fine.
> >But you might be better off using heatshrink tubing. It's look
nicer,
> >and is easier to work with.
>
> Hello again,
>
> I was looking into this heat shrink but I have never used it before.
> Where is best to get it from? CPC? I saw some on their web site but it
> says to heat to 120C to get it to shrink. How do you do this? Won't
> that damage the ic?
>
> What do you do cut twice as much off as you will need? Does it shrink
> to half its width or half its length? For a transistor (well
> transistor like ic in this case), what diameter tubing will I require?
>
> Thanks,


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