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

[harrybissell]

now that you mention it... that might have been
nickel plating, not tin...

H^) harry

René Schmitz wrote:
> 
> 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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