Re: PCB Sensitivity to UV exposure?



In article <44204bd8$0$486$cc7c7865@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, pbdelete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I just had a thought.. if pcb's are made by exposeing them to UV light.
Followed etch bath. Could sunlight later on compromise the pcb .. ?

Do you mean the glasfibers epoxy substrate?

Most epoxy resins are not resistive against high UV radiation. But I can't
say anything about the epoxy used in FG4 PCB's.
I expect a soldermask will give a additional UV protection.
.



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