
C35 Application Note
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C35 Application Note V1.3
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RecommendedCleaningandCoatingMethods
C35LEDCleaning
C35was100%cleanedbeforeshipping.Innormaluseit does not needtobecleanedagainbeforeSMT.In
thecasewhereaminimalamountofdirtanddustparticlesarepresentduringshipping&use,asuitable
cleaningsolutioncanbeappliedtothelenssurface.
1. Duringhandling,
keeptheenvironmentclean.
2. Gentlyswabthelensusingalint‐freeswab.
3. Ifneeded,usealint‐freeswabandIPA(isopropylalcohol)togentlyremovedirtfromthelens
surface.DonotuseothersolventsastheymaydirectlyreactwiththeLEDlens.
4. Do
notuseultrasoniccleaningsincethismaydamagetheLED.
5. Donotpressorapplypressureonthelens.
RecommendedConformalCoatings
SemiLEDshasfoundthatthefollowingconformalcoatingsaresafetousewithC35products.Conformal
coatingshouldnotbeapplieddirectlytoorovertheLEDemittingareaasitmayhindertheLED’soptical
performanceandreliability.
‧ DowCorning3140
‧ DowCorning3‐1953
‧ SIL‐MoreSCE3990
Harmfulchemicals
SemiLEDshasfoundthefollowingchemicalstobeharmfultoC35.Thefumesfromevensmallamountsof
thesechemicalsmaydamagetheLEDs.Figure3showsthecolorshiftaftersolventpenetratingintothelens.
Sometimes,thephenomenawillrecoverafterbakingtheLEDforawhileasinFigure
4.
Figure3.ColorshiftduetosolventpenetratinginsidetheLED
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