Audio Project Amplifier Speaker Loudspeaker Kit
diyAudio.com diyAudio Forums Archive > Top > Loudspeakers > ESLs, planars, alternative technologies
 
conducting spray - Click HERE for Original Thread
Stefano
has anyone of you notice of any type of conductive spray for to make a planar speaker?
Stefano
O.K. i've found it! As anyone of you tried "cramolin emilac"? It's a higly conductive spray for emi isolation, i'll try to use it for make conductive a film for a planar or an electrostatic speaker
Audiofanatic
Hi,

If it's graphite, or something like that, don't use it.

A friend of mine sels MYLAR and coating fluid of ESL's it's not expensive and it works verry wel.

What are you trying to make? an d ESL or an MSL?

Best regards,


Audiofanatic ;)
Stefano
No problem, this is very conductive, 0,25 ohm/cmm, and made for being used with plastics, you can find it on the net
Ouroboros
I think you will find that is too low a resistance to make an electrostatic diaphragm, but too high a resistance to paint tracks on the mylar to make a magnetic planar one.

As far as I know, a high value of surface resistance is required for electrostatic diaphragms.

Chris Morriss.
SY
You've got two problems:

As Chris says, you need a high surface resistivity to operate in constant charge mode. Antistatic levels of resistivity are appropriate.

The other problem is getting stuff to stick and be stable on the Mylar. That's very, very tricky, and a lot of DIY diaphragms have died young. I made my own PTF coating, but that's not an option for most people, and certainly not if you don't have access to a corona or plasma surface treater for the film. Graphite rubbing seems to be popular and reputed to be reliable.
Audiofanatic
quote:
As far as I know, a high value of surface resistance is required for electrostatic diaphragms

You'r 100% right!


Audiofanatic ;)

Page generated in 0.026822090148926 seconds with 17 queries,
spending 0.01067233 doing MySQL queries and 0.01614976 doing PHP things.

Powered by: Search Engine Indexer and vBulletin
Copyright ©1999-2009 diyAudio.com