P42BN820MA3152 Datasheet, PDF (2/4 Pages) Dielectric Laboratories, Inc. – Opti - Cap

P42BN820MA3152 Opti - Cap^®
March 2011
 Recommended Attachment to Soft or Hard Substrate Using Conductive Epoxy:
 Recommended Micro Strip Layout:
Gap:
Epoxy Thickness:
.015” - .020”
.003” - .005”
Epoxy Diameter:
.010 - .015”
Ideal Micro Strip Width:
.020” - .025”
Distance from Trace Edge:
.003” - .004”
 Attachment Method
1. Place a single drop of conductive epoxy onto each micro-strip as illustrated; the edge of the
epoxy shall be at least .003”- .004” back from the edge of the trace to prevent filling the gap with
epoxy.
2. Centering the termination gap of the capacitor within the gap in the micro strip, press with careful,
even pressure onto the micro strip ensuring the terminations make good contact with the epoxy
drops.
3. Cure according to the epoxy manufacturer’s preferred schedule
 Typically 125°C to 150°C Max.
4. After curing, inspect joint for epoxy shorts across the termination and micro strip gaps that would
cause a short across the cap.
Isopropanol, and Methanol are both safe to use to pre clean Opti-Caps^®
Isopropanol, and Methanol are not to be used after mounting with conductive epoxy as they act as a solvent!
Dielectric Laboratories Inc.
2777 Route 20 East, Cazenovia, NY 13035
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] Web: http://www.dilabs.com
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