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Is there an appropriate "potting" compound for a DC power barrel connector?

I need to modify the DC connector on about 100 AC/DC power supplies and will be installing a barrel connector like this: I would like to make the connector more permanent and prevent a user from ...
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Board to Board Connections in Potted Electronics

We are contemplating a design which will need 2 PCBAs and be potted. One board is quite "special" so it's rather impractical to reduce the design to a single PCBA. The conventional wisdom is that ...
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Is hot melt glue suitable as potting compound?

I need some small/cheap waterproof junction boxes for some 12v garden lighting. I am considering using little (25mm x 25mm x 15mm) potting boxes and after soldering the wires, then filling the potting ...
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Potting Connectors

I work for a company manufacturing electronics. We have a few products where we pot boards into enclosures. Where it is done the incoming connections are always soldered for fear of condensation ...
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