**URGENT** Is Elmer's Superglue conductive?

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J3anyus

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Gah, I am so frustrated right now. I was just super gluing down the posts on my motherboard that let me screw in an Alpha PAL8045. I got a little drop of superglue across about three traces on the backside of the board. I wiped up as much as I could, but some of it had already dried across the traces. Is this a bad thing? Is there any way for me to clean this up without risking damage to my board (Acetone supposedly cleans it up, but I don't know if that'll destroy my board or not)?

Thanks!

Jacob
 
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SnapIT

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Originally posted by: John
Elmers glue is water based.....
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Actually, most water based glues are not conductive, as the water evaporates and let's the glue harden...

Silicon is concutive, water based evaporate, so no...

And elmers superglue is not conductive...
 
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HappyPuppy

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Offhand, I wouldn't think it is conductive.

But, WTF were you gluing the posts on for? They have threads and nuts.
 
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J3anyus

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Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Offhand, I wouldn't think it is conductive.

But, WTF were you gluing the posts on for? They have threads and nuts.
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Because quite often, when you unscrew the heatsink from the posts, it unscrews the posts with it. I wanted to keep that from happening...
 
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Originally posted by: J3anyus
Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Offhand, I wouldn't think it is conductive.

But, WTF were you gluing the posts on for? They have threads and nuts.
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Because quite often, when you unscrew the heatsink from the posts, it unscrews the posts with it. I wanted to keep that from happening...
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But how often do you do that?

And NO, do not use acetone on your MB, acetone WILL dissolve any kind of plastic, including PCB... (pure acetone that is)

Just leave it as it is...
 
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sharkeeper

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The dielectric constant of a (cured) CA glue varies only slightly over a wide frequency range, its dielectric strength is high, and a volume resistivity of 10^15 ohm/cm makes it a good electrical insulator. You certainly should not have any electrical anomalies with your mainboard!

Cheers!
 
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J3anyus

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Well, it POSTed with no problems, so I guess it's fine. I feel lucky today...
 
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not sure about elmer's, but most superglues are cyanoacrylate based. This class of glue is not conductive. Check the label for cyanoacrylates.
 
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wfbberzerker

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Originally posted by: sharkeeper
The dielectric constant of a (cured) CA glue varies only slightly over a wide frequency range, its dielectric strength is high, and a volume resistivity of 10^15 ohm/cm makes it a good electrical insulator. You certainly should not have any electrical anomalies with your mainboard!

Cheers!
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heheh... nerd...
 
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Originally posted by: sharkeeper
The dielectric constant of a (cured) CA glue varies only slightly over a wide frequency range, its dielectric strength is high, and a volume resistivity of 10^15 ohm/cm makes it a good electrical insulator. You certainly should not have any electrical anomalies with your mainboard!

Cheers!
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yes, but as insulators would this not be a good thing, as an insulator is actually the opposite of a cunductor (yeah, i described it for the man who actually made the thread) i doubt that the volume resistivity is that high though... describe how you came to that conclusion...
 
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etech

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And NO, do not use acetone on your MB, acetone WILL dissolve any kind of plastic, including PCB... (pure acetone that is)
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Wrong, acetone would not hurt the PCB. Well, perhaps if you dunked the entire PCB in it and left it for a week, just cleaning off some superglue, no it would not hurt it.
 
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Originally posted by: etech
SnapIT
And NO, do not use acetone on your MB, acetone WILL dissolve any kind of plastic, including PCB... (pure acetone that is)
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Wrong, acetone would not hurt the PCB. Well, perhaps if you dunked the entire PCB in it and left it for a week, just cleaning off some superglue, no it would not hurt it.
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have you got any clue, the protective layer is PCB, we used to use acetone to clean it off as we connected different switches... no, of course you have no clue, you are just talking out of your arse as always...

To dissolve the ENTIRE PCB maybe, to dissolve the protective layer... think McFly, THINK!

And stop following me around..
 
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etech

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Originally posted by: SnapIT
Originally posted by: etech
SnapIT
And NO, do not use acetone on your MB, acetone WILL dissolve any kind of plastic, including PCB... (pure acetone that is)
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Wrong, acetone would not hurt the PCB. Well, perhaps if you dunked the entire PCB in it and left it for a week, just cleaning off some superglue, no it would not hurt it.
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have you got any clue, the protective layer is PCB, we used to use acetone to clean it off as we connected different switches... no, of course you have no clue, you are just talking out of your arse as always...

To dissolve the ENTIRE PCB maybe, to dissolve the protective layer... think McFly, THINK!

And stop following me around..
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I've etched PCB's before and have used acetone for cleaning solder residue off of them for around 20 years. Would you like to try again? So far you have proven that you don't have a clue about electronics. What would you like to try for next?

 
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Originally posted by: etech
Originally posted by: SnapIT
Originally posted by: etech
SnapIT
And NO, do not use acetone on your MB, acetone WILL dissolve any kind of plastic, including PCB... (pure acetone that is)
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Wrong, acetone would not hurt the PCB. Well, perhaps if you dunked the entire PCB in it and left it for a week, just cleaning off some superglue, no it would not hurt it.
Click to expand...

have you got any clue, the protective layer is PCB, we used to use acetone to clean it off as we connected different switches... no, of course you have no clue, you are just talking out of your arse as always...

To dissolve the ENTIRE PCB maybe, to dissolve the protective layer... think McFly, THINK!

And stop following me around..
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I've etched PCB's before and have used acetone for cleaning solder residue off of them for around 20 years. Would you like to try again? So far you have proven that you don't have a clue about electronics. What would you like to try for next?
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SOMEONE has a girlfriend. ;) Awww.....
 
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