Front panel labels and electroplating

[The Dark force of dance]

Y-ellow Barry 'n' y'all.
	
At 09:16 AM 04/16/99 -0700, Barry L Klein wrote:
>Has anyone tried using labels such as these for front panels?
>
>http://www.cils-labels.com/

They look cute but probably not entirely suitable for front panels. There
is a stuff like Press 'n' peal, can't remember the name off hand. However
it is kinda like an overhead transparency sheet but it has a sticky
backing. You run it through a lazy printer and then peal off the backing
and stick it down. It would probably be more useful than this stuff. I'll
see if I can find a sheet with a useful product name on it for you. Only
WARNING! You can't use this stuff in anything except a lazy printer.

>Also, has anyone tried using an electroplater such as one advertised by
>Hunter Products  908-526-8440.   It apparently can plate gold etc on
contacts and
>connectors.  Wonder if it would work on problem synths with tin contacts
everywhere.  It
>costs $328.  Also wonder if it blows up your components when you use it......

Most likely. Electroplating is nasty and somewhat expensive stuff. The gold
solution used is mega-bux. Gold plating is really only useful where you
want to plate the contacts of card fingers etc. I use to have it done by a
tame jeweler here some years back but that's all by the by now. In theory
you could build a small electro-plater easy enough. I've never done it
myself but the principal is pretty simple. You just need a tank, some
current and some voltage. Though the exact details I forget. I've always
thought about building one but then it would be just another bit of kit to
clutter my house with.

Hope this helps.

Be absolutely Icebox.

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