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Automotive LED Lighting
- LED Encapsulants
- LED Coatings
- Thermal Management
- Driver PCB protection
- Switch + Control Lubricants
- Sensor Protection
Automotive lighting, both OEM and aftermarket, encompasses a broad spectrum of lighting including headlights, taillights, running lights, beacons and even spotlights. These lights are most often exposed to the full force of the elements on the exterior of the vehicle with little more than a plastic cover to shield them. It is small surprise then that Electrolube have been approached by countless manufacturers for our specialist range of protective encapsulants and coatings designed to protect both the LED luminaires and the drivers which power them. Electrolube has the bespoke solution for you.
More info >Electrolube have an extensive range of products suitable for all automotive application environments, we have collated a selection of products in a specialist brochure to aid your selection which can be viewed here:
Electrolube Automotive Applications brochure
Electrolube also have a number of articles and blogs which you may find useful in selecting the right material for your application
Read more about specific products for the Automotive market:
Articles
- Conformal Coatings for Automotive Applications
- Two Part Coatings Vs Traditional and UV Cure coatings: A Comparison
- Conformal Coating Vs Encapsulation Resins: which do I choose
- High Performance Resin Chemistries for the Electronics Industry
- Conformal Coatings: Condensation Testing, a new approach
- Thermal Management for LED applications: looking beyond the thermal conductivity value
Blogs
- Case Studies
- - Automotive LED Case Study
- - Case Study: the solution is not always Chemical
- - How Do Vehicles perform on all 7 continents in all-weather without fail?
- - Case Study: Beware the boards that ‘Bare all’
- - Extending the Life of LEDs – Part 1
- - Extending the Life of LEDs – Part 2
- Conformal Coatings
- - Selecting the right Coatings for Automotive applications
- - How to apply conformal Coating
- - When a Conformal Coating goes wrong, it can go very wrong..
- - Thermal Shock & Our in-house testing facilities
- - Commonly overlooked areas of application
- - How to ‘Design out’ Production problems
- - How to design out production problems – part 2
- - 5 facts designers should be aware of
- Encapsulation Resins
- - Resins Past Present + Future
- - To Encapsulate or To Coat?
- - Selecting the right resin for the job
- - Resin Properties and their importance
- - Why do we use Resins?
- - Achieving the right Cure
- Thermal Management of Electronics
- - Phase Change Materials – a practical alternative
- - The Heat is On
- - Thermal Management for LEDs
- - Thermal Conductivity : The Facts
Automotive Electronics
APL
Acrylic Protective Lacquer
15ml - 400ml - 500ml - 5 Litre
Product code: APL15ML - APL400H - APL500ML - APL05L
APL is a flexible, fast drying transparent acrylic conformal coating, used for the protection of electronic circuitry. It has been formulated for professional use only and meets the requirements of a variety of international standards.
We also supply APLSP which is formulated for professional use only, supplied to the correct viscosity for selective spray applications. See TDS below for further information.
Key Properties:
- Excellent clarity, ideal for LED coating applications
- Offers excellent adhesion to all substrates
- Good temperature range and dielectric properties
- May be soldered through UV trace to aid inspection
- May be removed with solvents such as Ultrasolve (ULS)
- Cost effective - allows efficient application
- Fast touch-dry time.
- RoHS Compliant
- Meets MIL-1-46058C
- Meets IPC-CC-830:
Product data sheets
| APL (tds) | Download |
| APLSP (tds) | Download |
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