[sdiy] conductive plating - was: conductive rubber layer on PCBs??

[René Schmitz]

creekree at gmx.de wrote:
> gold plate the pcb? now THAT would go great with the ivory case and the 
> diamond knobs!
> no seriously,  i didnt have any luck finding something to rub-on a gold 
> plating or whatever conductive yet non-corrosive materials exist.
> 
> come on guys, this is SDIY!
> someone must have already done this - the solution to the problem is 
> probably so obvious that i dont see it...

The black coating you sometimes see consists of graphite. The question 
would be how to make it stick.... Graphite spray?!

Probably the easiest would be simply to tin plate the contacts. Thats 
what I've also seen with rubber keys.

Cheers,
  René

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