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Wire Dots Replace Glue on PCBs
September 19, 2006 |Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
Haverhill, Mass. Flextac Wire Dots create a wire-tacking system that replaces quick-set glues to attach jumper wires or pads for engineering change orders (ECOs) to PCBs. The CircuitMedic product consists of precut, thin, flexible polymer film membranes with an electronics-grade, permanent, pressure-sensitive adhesive coating on one side.
The dots form a moldable, high-strength bond when peeled off the transfer sheet. A user can reposition them during or immediately after initial bonding, without causing an adhesive transfer or weakening the bond. Applying instantly to a clean PCB surface, the WEEE- and RoHS-compliant dots leave no mess, require no cure time, do not bond to skin or clothes, and require little clean-up, claims the company. The bond created with a wire dot is said to maintain hold across a range of process and operating temperatures, and during chemical exposure and hot-water washes.