Title :
Silicone Oils on Electrical Contacts-Effects, Sources, and Countermeasures
Author :
Kitchen, Nancy Mcklnney ; Russell, Charles A.
Author_Institution :
Bell Laboratories,Holmdel,NJ
fDate :
3/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Insulating deposits are formed on operating relay and switch contacts when silicone oils are present on them. The characteristics of these tenaceous black films are discussed. Potential sources of silicone contamination are discussed and precautions which should be taken to avoid contact failures from the use of silicone materials are outlined
Keywords :
Contacts; Contamination; Dielectric films; Anodes; Contacts; Oils; Optical films; Optical scattering; Petroleum; Relays; Scanning electron microscopy; Semiconductor films; Viscosity;
Journal_Title :
Parts, Hybrids, and Packaging, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPHP.1976.1135104
