gEDA-user: OT: UV exposure?

[Dave McGuire]

   That's an excellent idea, but unfortunately the unit as a whole can't 
be shielded as there's an array of photodiodes on the board which need 
an unfettered view of the sky.

              -Dave

On Jun 27, 2006, at 2:24 AM, Tom Cook wrote:
> You could always use laminated glass (like in car windscreens).  They 
> cut most UV radiation.
>
> Tom
>
> On 6/27/06, Dave McGuire < mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
>>    Hey folks.  I'm working on a design which will live in direct
>> sunlight.  It will be under glass and I can seal the chassis, so there
>> won't be any moisture issues, but the PCB will be exposed to sunlight
>> every day.
>>
>>    Does anyone know if I'm going to have problems with the UV breaking
>> down the PCB material?  If so, is there some sort of coating that I
>> could put on the board to mitigate this?
>>
>>            Thanks,
>>             -Dave
>>
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>> Dave McGuire
>> Cape Coral, FL
>>
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