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Insulation coating for CRCA steel

April 25, 2008

Sir,

I would like to have the insulation coating on CRCA metal enclosure for electronics application. I am considering using Powdercoating and can anybody suggest is there any alternative coating method available which gives insulation?

Regards,

Dinesh Kumar
Product designer - Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Hello DINESH,

INSULATION?
I guest you are talking about electrical insulation.
There is an alternative using resins. They are widely utilised on insulating electrical components.
There are resins one component Oven curing) or two components (autocatalized or oven).

Jose Castellanos
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
June 11, 2008

June 16, 2008

Hello Jose. Thank you.

Yes. it is for 24VAC electrical insulation. My design calls for metal enclosure which holds the PCB.

However, I am looking for a cost effective alternative to powder coating on to this metal enclosure..

Dinesh Kumar
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Hello Mr Dinesh Kumar,

E- Coat is a reasonbly good insulating coating. It is used even for transformer cores.

regards,

Khozem Vahaanwala
Saify Ind

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

July 9, 2008

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