Nothing Performs Like Chemtronics

Change Region
| Select Language
  4. CircuitWorks Overcoat Pens
CircuitWorks Overcoat Pens

CircuitWorks Overcoat Pens

CircuitWorks® Overcoat Pen is ideal for protecting and insulating circuit board traces, components, and other delicate electronics. This highly effective acrylic conformal coating provides excellent protection against shorts, moisture, abrasion, fungus, and other environmental hazards. Allows for easy repair of solder mask in prototype, manufacture and repair of circuit boards.

Features & Benefits

  • Simple to use, single component system
  • Hard, durable coating
  • High dielectric strength helps prevent electrical discharge
  • Dries quickly at room temperature
  • Protects against moisture and abrasion damage
  • Meets requirements of MIL-I-46058C and IPC-CC-830A

Applications

  • Insulates and protects conductive pen traces
  • Repairs permanent solder mask
  • Prevents shorting and arcing
TDS
SDS (GHS)
Categories
Specifications

IPC-CC-830A, MIL-I-46058C, Type AR

ANSI/IPC J STD-001, IPC-7711
Shelf Life 2 yrs.
Shipping Name Consumer Commodity ORM-D

Swipe to View Add to Cart Button 

Part # Size
CW3300G

Green - 4.9 g (0.16 oz.) pen, blister carded
CW3300BLACK

Black - 4.9 g (0.16 oz.) pen, blister carded
Contact Us for Pricing

FAQ's

What does conductive pen do?

Conductive ink pens are specialized writing tools designed to draw circuits and create electrical connections on various surfaces. The ink used in these pens contains conductive materials (e.g. silver), which allow it to conduct electricity. Here's what a conductive pen can do: Circuit Prototyping: Conductive pens are often used for rapid prototyping of electronic circuits. Instead of traditional methods like soldering, engineers can draw circuit traces directly onto a PCB using the conductive pen. Repairs: These pens are useful for repairing damaged or broken circuit traces on electronic devices or printed circuit boards (PCBs). By drawing a new conductive trace with the pen, one can restore the electrical connection without requiring complex rework. Low-voltage Electronics: Conductive pens are suitable for low-voltage applications, such as wearable electronics, simple sensors, touch-sensitive interfaces, and other electronic projects that don't involve high power or high-frequency signals. CircuitWorks Repair/ Cleaning Products Learn more in our Blog Follow our Linkedin

How do I patch the conformal coating after a PCB repair?

Chemtronics offers CircuitWorks Overcoat Pens in a variety of colors to match the PCB resist. Overcoat pens are basically acrylic conformal coating in convenient packaging, and the clear version can be used to coat small areas. Simply press down the pen tip and squeeze the barrel to dispense the coating material. 

Why is solder mask / resist / overcoat green?

Printed circuit boards (PCB) come in a variety of colors, including green, blue, red, brown, and even purple. The most common is green, but that can vary by application, industry, and the age of the PCB. Fashions change over time, and so do common PCB colors. Today, green is the most common. The reason? Not for any significant performance difference. Arguable, some colors may be easier on the eyes when assembling, soldering and reworking electronics, or work better with inspection optics. In reality, the main reason is probably price. Whatever is most common color will generally have lower cost, because bareboard suppliers are running that color continuously. Any odd color will require a change-over, extra clean-up, and thus additional cost.

How do I figure out the shelf life of a product?

The shelf life of a product can be found on either the technical data sheet (TDS), available on the product page, or by looking on the certificate on conformance (COC). The COC can be downloaded by going to https://www.chemtronics.com/coc. Once you have the shelf life, you will need to add it to the manufacture date for a use-by date. The manufacture date can be identified by the batch number. The batch code used on most of our products are manufacture dates in the Julian Date format. The format is YYDDD, where YY = year, DDD = day. For example, 19200 translates to the 200th day of 2019, or July 19, 2019. This webpage explains and provides charts to help interpret our batch numbers: https://www.chemtronics.com/batch-codes.

Articles

HOW-TO: PCB Trace Repair With Conductive Ink

HOW-TO: PCB Trace Repair With Conductive Ink
A common method of repairing a broken trace is to solder on a jumper, which is basically a wire bypass around the broken trace. This can be time-consuming and visually unappealing. Chemtronics offers CircuitWorks Conductive Pens which contain a highly conductive material like silver or nickel suspen...
Read This Post
Top 12 Mistakes Made When Repairing Electronic Circuit Boards

Top 12 Mistakes Made When Repairing Electronic Circuit Boards
When it comes to repairing electronic circuit boards, it's important to have the right skills, tools, and techniques to avoid making costly mistakes. Despite the best intentions, even experienced technicians can make errors that can lead to further damage to the circuit board or even render it i...
Read This Post
Drawing Conductive Traces: Fast & Effective Method of Repairing PCB Trace Defects

Drawing Conductive Traces: Fast & Effective Method of Repairing PCB Trace Defects
Drawing Conductive Traces: Fast & Effective Method of Repairing PCB Trace Defects Continuity of copper traces is one of the primary tests conducted in a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) before qualifying. Any broken or damaged trace, sooner or later, may pose a risk to normal circuit operation. ...
Read This Post
Ultimate Guide to Benchtop PCB Rework & Repair

Ultimate Guide to Benchtop PCB Rework & Repair
The reality is that no soldering operation produces perfect assemblies every time. Even the highest quality components fail from time-to-time. That’s why understanding the best rework and repair methods and materials is so important for those who manufacture, maintain, or repair printed circ...
Read This Post

Email Exclusives!

Be the first to receive email alerts on special offers, new products, and more delivered right to your in-box.

Need Help?

Chemtronics Technical Support
is available from:
Monday through Friday
10 AM to 2:30 PM EST.

I want to talk to
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Follow us

Check often for exclusive offers, contests, product alerts and more.

linkedin-logo
full-chemtronics-catalog

Full Catalog

View Our Electronic Catalog.

I want to
VIEW CATALOG

Copyright © 2024 Chemtronics. All rights reserved. | Privacy Statement | Cookie Policy | Store Returns Policy | Request Personal Info Deletion | Accessibility

Website created by Foremost Media®

You did not finish submitting your information to request a sample