We have a product which uses conductive paint inside of the enclosure. From a performance standpoint, it works quite well. The major problem being that you need metal to metal (paint to paint) contact. We found that the abrasive quality was pretty poor and as such we had to add material (conductive tape) to improve the wear characteristic. Additionally, you have to remember to "hold back" or "mask" the material to eliminate touching the surface. Because it is paint (or plating) it cannot pass the ground test and as such, cannot be defined as protective earth.
Rick Busche Evans & Sutherland [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: JENKINS, JEFF [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 10:07 AM To: 'emc-pstc' Subject: Conductive Paint Hello Group, My company is proposing to use conductive paint on our enclosures, and I would like your input as to the acceptability of this vis-a-vis protective earth bonding of enclosure panels. I am interested in the perspective of both European and North American requirements. This should be a generic question, but if it helps, here are the standards we use: EN 60950 / IEC 950 / UL 1950 / CSA 950 EN 50178 UL 1012 CSA C22.2 No. 107.1 Regards, Jeff Jenkins Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Fort Collins, CO USA 80525 Opinions are my own and not necessarily shared by Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. or its affiliates. --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
