Trains.com

Electrically conductive adhesive?

986 views
6 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    December 2005
  • From: Sunny So. Cal.
  • 3,784 posts
Electrically conductive adhesive?
Posted by dbaker48 on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 5:39 PM
Is anyone aware of conductive adhesive that could be used on metal?

Thanks in advance

Don

  • Member since
    August 2003
  • 6,434 posts
Posted by FJ and G on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 5:43 PM
not sure if this is an adhesive but you could use any ordinary adhesive then smear this on, perhaps. Others would know more than I on this.

http://www.wstopsales.com/cgi-bin/mivavm?Merchant2/merchant.mvc+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=st-001&Product_Code=LGB51010&Category_Code=
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 5:57 PM
No personal experience here, but try "Googling" the term "conductive epoxy" with and without the quotation marks.

wolverine49
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 6:34 PM
http://www.epoxies.com/elec.htm
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:12 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by FJ and G

not sure if this is an adhesive but you could use any ordinary adhesive then smear this on, perhaps. Others would know more than I on this.

http://www.wstopsales.com/cgi-bin/mivavm?Merchant2/merchant.mvc+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=st-001&Product_Code=LGB51010&Category_Code=


I think hat is a more like a conductive grease. This is a link to a conductive epoxy I found.

http://www.web-tronics.com/2400.html

but the price $22.95 for a half ounce of epoxy.... WOW!!!!

Steve
  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Crystal Lake, IL
  • 8,059 posts
Posted by cnw1995 on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:27 AM
Walthers sells a small vial of electrically conductive silver paint that I've used as a sort of adhesive.

Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.

  • Member since
    August 2005
  • 57 posts
Posted by Model A on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 9:14 PM
HY
not sure what you want it for . I found a 1/4 wide copper tape at a doll house shop . they us it for wiring light behind wall paper .I us it on the track along with plastic strip tape . I put down a small strip of strap tape in track to insolate it and put a small wire under the copper tape on the track to make blinker lights work when train rolls over work for me it doze ware some easy to change a i dont tear up track to put plastic pin in cut track . hope this helps BY BY model a
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 11:30 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Model A

HY
not sure what you want it for . I found a 1/4 wide copper tape at a doll house shop . they us it for wiring light behind wall paper .I us it on the track along with plastic strip tape . I put down a small strip of strap tape in track to insolate it and put a small wire under the copper tape on the track to make blinker lights work when train rolls over work for me it doze ware some easy to change a i dont tear up track to put plastic pin in cut track . hope this helps BY BY model a


You can find copper conductive tapes of various widths at shops that make or sell supplies for stained glass windows as well.

Steve
  • Member since
    April 2003
  • 305,205 posts
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 11:31 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Model A

HY
not sure what you want it for . I found a 1/4 wide copper tape at a doll house shop . they us it for wiring light behind wall paper .I us it on the track along with plastic strip tape . I put down a small strip of strap tape in track to insolate it and put a small wire under the copper tape on the track to make blinker lights work when train rolls over work for me it doze ware some easy to change a i dont tear up track to put plastic pin in cut track . hope this helps BY BY model a


You can find copper conductive tapes of various widths at shops that make or sell supplies for stained glass windows as well.

Steve

Join our Community!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

Search the Community

FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Get the Classic Toy Trains newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month