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Message #12098
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: jester96beam@iname.com
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 18:40:57 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Turbots
This is BEAM related? Oh.
Chris
---- you wrote:
> At 06:46 PM 3/14/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >>
> >Sure is,
> >
> >I used to drive a '78 Lotus (Esprit, S2) . DOHC, 4 banger, dual carbs,
> >25MPG/125 MPH, Best handling sports car ever,
>
> nice huh!
> Hemmings Motor News still shows some available around the U.S.
> still holding out for a VW Karmann Ghia Convertable though. Had my
> Sutebaker stolen my first year of Grad school.
> *sigh*
> -sparky
>
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12099 Sat, 18 Mar 2000 19:44:16 EST [alt-beam] Re: Yes!! [not for advanced people with no time for beginner beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Blumojo13@aol.com thats great news
blumojo13
12100 Sun, 19 Mar 2000 12:08:36 +1100 Re: Aesthetics "Justin"
> Print PCb's out, photostat em' onto trans, and since
> carbon conducts electricity, pathways can be made.
> components can be stuck by whatever means, like
> conducting epoxy, or sticking another piece of plastic
> onto the connections and melting em' , i.e. laminatin'
> em'.
> Would look nice if wrapped around caps, or motors :)
> any comments? (or criticisms?) :)
>
> Just one - I don't think it will work :-)
> First test - does photocopy toner actually conduct? Does it do so
> without massive resistance? Neat idea, but I suspect Reality has other
> ideas - photocopying would just be way Too Easy. Perhaps also look into
> the possibility of conductive paint. I suspect it exists but is probably
> not accessable/affordable. Ways to make our own could bring results. I
> suspect a better method might be to put copper tape onto plastic and
> etch it like a normal PCB. (Mind you, copper tape is very thin, but it
> might not be thin enough. And there is also a possibility that the
> etchant might attack the adhesive, though that could be easily avoided).
>
> On the topic - some stuff that could be useful for some beam apps - that
> conductive rubber used on the inside of calculator buttons and similar.
> Anyone know where you can get that in sheets?
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