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Re:Great Wall Motor unveils $9k electric urban car with near... by magduf on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @10:36AM (#18806793)
Why would they do such a thing? Conformal coating is good for harsh environments if the electronics are actually exposed to the environment (like liquids), but in a car that's not the case, it's protected in a box and usually put inside the cabin too.

Also, conformal coatings are very, very bad for heat transfer. Power MOSFETs usually need to be heatsinked; conformally coating them would work against that.

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