Cody, If going for the sheet metal, paint it brilliant white, and you won't have any significant issues with expansion. We had and OATS that was painted white, but we also had some stainless steel hatch covers. On a sunny day, the stainless steel was too hot to touch, but the groundplane was refreshingly cool. To demonstrate this effect, try touching a black car on a sunny day, and compare it to touching a white car. Good luck. Luke
>>> <[email protected]> 26 February 2008 19:40 >>> Any recommendations on material to use for the ground plane of an OATS. I am also interested in methods for connecting sheets together if sheet metal was used. I have some concerns with expansion due to temperature change. Thanks, Cody - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Conekt is a trading division of TRW Limited Registered in England, No. 872948 Registered Office Address: Stratford Road, Solihull B90 4AX - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
