Re: Conductive Black UHMW

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Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <Electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net> 

 >From what I've read,  they make UHMWPE with carbon to make it static
dissipative.  You may have that type.

Regards - Jim Mitchell
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Subject: Conductive Black UHMW


 > Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com>
 >
 > Hi All,
 >
 > The black UHMW that I bought turned out to be highly conductive.  I can
 > light a LED to half brightness with two AA cells and a 4" strip of the
 > stuff.  It seems that there are two varieties, conducting and non
 > conducting.  I am going to look into it's use as a variac brush, as it
 > should glide over the windings easier than graphite.  The only bad part is
 > the $900 I spent on the stuff, and the almost finished primary form.
 >
 > David E Weiss
 >
 >
 >