Copper Shielding Tape
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Doesn't aluminium have some conductivity issues? Also, it tears easily and its messier with all that adhesive right?
I thought conductive paint is the easiest to apply, and less messy. How hard can painting an empty cavity be? I've done it before... just got to be patient and let the paint dry properly.
If you really wanna copper foil, you can purchase them online from www.has-sound.com .
I thought conductive paint is the easiest to apply, and less messy. How hard can painting an empty cavity be? I've done it before... just got to be patient and let the paint dry properly.
If you really wanna copper foil, you can purchase them online from www.has-sound.com .
Aluminium is hard to work with if you use kitchen foil. Also, the adhesive used on the aluminium tape is probably non-conductive and you cannot ensure continuity as you can't solder the pieces together. Aluminium is a decent conductor, not as good as copper but better than brass.
As far as shielding is concerned, my personal take is, if the environment is filled with interference, no amount of shielding is going to help, i.e for passive pickups.
As far as shielding is concerned, my personal take is, if the environment is filled with interference, no amount of shielding is going to help, i.e for passive pickups.
LimpPisskit
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8O :lol:SoulJah said:
that's right kiddies, always wear underwear when working on yur gear
Whatever u do, don't buy the copper shielding tape that DiMarzio sells. Expensive la!
ShredCow said:
Ok Shreds, I'll be very nice and sweet. Actually if you refer back to you post on copper shielding tape you'll realise that the ONE mistake you say you have made is really an error in statistical computation.
FGL said aluminium tape will work perfectly. I didn't post there, because it looked like the problem had already been adressed by others.
And here's a quote from you, 'Doesn't aluminium have some conductivity issues? Also, it tears easily and its messier with all that adhesive right? '(Shredcow 06)
Fact is as pointed out in one of the posts is, aluminium tape doesn't tear easily. If it tore easily why would you use it in air con repairs? And if you remember the stuff taught in school Aluminium is a good conductor. This is what we mean by irresponsible posting. Your questions just sound like you have first hand experience and knowledge, which actually you don't.
DarknessFury
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Anything that can be torn using 2 fingers is considered fragile to me...
PatheinRaindropMoe
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recently i did shielding on my tele pickups and control cavaity using aluminium foil from those sara lee cake box. "Its works afters thes firsts times"(*haircare product tone*)
Conductivity is not a problem as confirmed by using multimeter to test the continuity. Confirmed plus chopped and stamped. If everything done properly, the beeping sound will definitely be heard. As for continuity between the pickup cavity and control cavity, i just use a jumper cable plus aluminium tape to connect. Working as good as soldering on copper tape
As for aluminium tape which iam using for beneath the pickguard and for the connection between PU cavity, i gotten a roll from diy shop round my neighbourhood(swan tape the brand). The adhesive is also conductive. Just paste it beneath the pickguard and use multimeter to check continuity, again, beep sound is heard
As for how the sara lee cake aluminium foil and the aluminium tape work, compared to copper tape, that iam not sure. But one thing which iam sure is that the tele is more quiet than before. Everything prolly cost less than $10 and working fine.
sorry if its not relevant
Conductivity is not a problem as confirmed by using multimeter to test the continuity. Confirmed plus chopped and stamped. If everything done properly, the beeping sound will definitely be heard. As for continuity between the pickup cavity and control cavity, i just use a jumper cable plus aluminium tape to connect. Working as good as soldering on copper tape
As for aluminium tape which iam using for beneath the pickguard and for the connection between PU cavity, i gotten a roll from diy shop round my neighbourhood(swan tape the brand). The adhesive is also conductive. Just paste it beneath the pickguard and use multimeter to check continuity, again, beep sound is heard
As for how the sara lee cake aluminium foil and the aluminium tape work, compared to copper tape, that iam not sure. But one thing which iam sure is that the tele is more quiet than before. Everything prolly cost less than $10 and working fine.
sorry if its not relevant
jeremyrozario
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hmmm shielding, so far wad yall have been posting about is the shielding of the pickguard, wad abt the other walls of the cavity, is there an afforadable solution? the spray is not as afforadble as aluminium tape, an1 got suggestions?
jeremyrozario said:
Hi Jeremy,
Go to art friend and buy some copper foil. It comes in a roll like aluminium foil. It's about 15 dollars for a large roll, enough to shield at least 6 guitars I think. You would also need some spray adhesive to attach the foil to the cavity. total cost shouldn't be more than 25 dollars. However if you attach the foil this way, you would need to solder the overlapped pieces to ensure continuity.
Don't expect magic though, single coils will still hum and most of the time noise is reduced by at most 10-20% from my experience. I shield all my guitars and there was a gig in a hotel with dimmer lights. Even the damn humbucker was buzzing man. Just want to tell you that results may vary, depending on the level of inteference you are experiencing right now. It just might not be worth the hassle or changing to noiseless singles might be a better solution. Hope this helps.
theblueark
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Star grounding helps a lot too. Sometimes more than sheilding.
