Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: conductive adhesive as alternative to solder?

"Fitch R. Williams" wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Mar 2002 11:30:09 -0800, Dave DIllabough <dgd@...>
> wrote:
>
> >> I hate soldering smt chips. Have anyone try using conductive
> > > adhesive to glue these chips to a broad?
>
> Having just been involved with fixing a two multimillion dollar fiascos
> caused by conductive adhesives that didn't do either, I sure as heck
> don't think much of them. You want heartache and trouble, use
> conductive adhesives. You want a good reliable electrical connection,
> use solder.

Can you tell us more about it? We will understand if it must be kept
confidential.

We use it at work to glue wire-wrap wire to .003" tantalum foil, which is
used an an energy attenuator on the front of a nuclear detector. It
doesn't have to be a great connection, just to draw off any charge that
would develop on the attenuator. So, in this application, it works
just fine. But, a 100 Ohm connection on the VCC or VDD pins of a
CMOS chip won't work well at all.

Jon