Houdini Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 I purchased some tape at Lowes used for airconditioning and heating systems. I believe it is made out of aluminum. I tested the tape in a circuit to see if electricity will flow through it and it works on a single piece of tape. If you try to complete a circuit across two pieces of tape stuck together, you cannot complete the circuit. Therefore it is not conductive on the back side of the tape. My plan is to shield a guitar with this instead of copper tape (since it is a lot cheaper) and use solder or conductive paint to connect the seams. I just wanted to see if anyone has had success doing this, or if I am running down the wrong path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Yeah, I've used it, and it works fine - I found it a PITA to work with, and I had to use conductive copper tape to bridge the seams in the control cavity, but it does the job if you can tolerate the hassles. Oh, yeah, and don't try soldering to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted February 20, 2005 Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 the glue isn't conductive but the back of it is, unless you got the uber crap version they sell ultra cheap i got a huge roll of the good stuff for 3usd. if you take a staple and put it in there it will make both pieces conductive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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