Thread: making conductive paint??

Best price I found is on Ebay. Around 15 bucks shipped. I posted the link on this thread earlier. It's a water based paint which makes me wonder if graphite powder and latex paint may work. I'n thinking mix in the graphite & make a thick paste. Then add just enough water to make it brushable. seems like I should get a small amount of resistance from shielding paint. Maybe I should mix this stuff up, brush some on a scrap and...

That would make the shielding at the same potential as the transmitter but there would be no ground connection. This would support the theory that a Faraday cage doesn't need to be grounded. Does anyone know if there is more 60Hz pickup in a wireless setup?

Thank you for the explanation. Also thanks for the heads up about the " If you were able to see how many radio waves that pass through the body every second it would blind you" Not only do I need a tinfoil hat, but I need it grounded.

The same way any other amp is grounded. The transmitter has a small preamp inside and its grounded to the interior of the guitar like any other amp is.

?? Been a while since this was posted..People who tried that Krylon stuff ...It work??

It never worked for me. The iron particles are just isolated by their suspension(paint), so they never really touch each other to make a contact. I can stick a magnet to my guitar now. That works well.

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I got a local guy getting me a can too... If it is good as sliced bread, me be getting a case, just to have around...

AFAIK for something to have enough ferrous content to be magnetic, it'll be conductive.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bob411 No idea why one piece of tape needs to conduct to the next piece of tape. Shielding isn't about making a barrier or force field that noise can't penetrate. The noise isn't blocked and it doesn't disappear. It's redirected to the circuit ground by the shielding. If the shielding doesn't conduct to ground it is entirely ineffective.