Re: Conductive paint?

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Original poster: "william_b_noble by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <william_b_noble-at-email.msn-dot-com>

there is a conductive graphite spray paint available for sheilding plastic
enclosures - perhaps this is what you want - I see it advertized in
magazines like EDN
Bill
http://www.home.labridge-dot-com/~wnoble

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> Original poster: "cougercat by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<felix1063-at-home-dot-com>
>
> Hello List,
>
> A few years ago, I came upon a product called "Alusol".  This is an
aluminum
> solder that has a water soluble flux.  It flowed very nicely with a good
> soldering iron.  When used with a torch however, the flux burned and
> therefore was not any good.
>
> Also - Home Depot sells a "protective zinc paint" that is used to coat
steel
> parts to prevent them from rusting.  I do not know how much actual zinc is
> contained in the spray paint, but my quart can of the brush on stuff says
> that it contains 92% zinc metal.  Could this be used?
>
> --jeff
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> Subject: Re: Conductive paint?
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> > Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
> <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> >
> > Tesla list wrote:
> > >
> > > Original poster: "brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
> > <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com>
> > >
> > > Aluminum tape will take a lot of punishment before it burns up. and
> copper
> > > tape will take even more (and your wallet$$). cul brian
> >
> > Copper tape has the added advantage that it is solderable and, it least
> > in the standard version 3-M makes, has conductive adhesive (probably
> > makes no difference in TC work.)  Watch the swap meets!  A couple of
> > years ago I bought two unopened rolls of 2" wide 3-M tape for $5.00
> > each.  Not much more expensive than aluminum tape at the hardware
> > store.  If you look up the catalog prices you'll understand Brian's last
> > remark.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
> >
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