[AR] Re: LEO radiation shielding
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 16:38:28 -0500 (EST)
On Thu, 5 Dec 2019, Allen Newcomb wrote:
Conformal coat with acrylic or urethane. This helps with off-gassing,
on-gassing, FOD, tin whiskers, and arcing.
But it's a pain in the butt for testing and debugging, and it can trap
contaminants underneath. Sometimes it's the best answer, but a lot of
times it's not.
Li-ion batteries need heaters.
The things with liquid in them -- batteries and propulsion -- tend to have
the narrowest temperature ranges, which drive thermal design.
Henry
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