Clear material that is conductive?

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Is there a clear material that is conductive that someone here knows of? I found a little information on "Indium tin oxide" online, but that isn't helping much.

I want to have a clear surface with wires, but to not see the wires at all.

Any thoughts?

 

[darkxshade]

water?

 

[JohnCU]

water with a little salt?

 

[herm0016]

you beat me to it darkxshade what does an lcd use?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Hah, I didn't even think about water

That's not a bad thought, but dealing with that would be a pain, need something solid.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: herm0016
you beat me to it darkxshade what does an lcd use?

They use ITO according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indium_tin_oxide

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
...need something solid.

Ice?

 

[darkxshade]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
...need something solid.

Ice?

hehe I was about to make the same suggestion

 

[CrackRabbit]

The conductive gels they use for defibrillators?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: darkxshade

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
...need something solid.

Ice?

hehe I was about to make the same suggestion

Keeping it in the form of ice would be hard... should be usable for a wider temperature range, at least up to 100F.

 

[ScottMac]

The tubes that bulk integrated circuits are stored and shipped in are conductive to some degree, enough to be static drains.

The crinkly bags that some circuit boards come in are also (static) conductive.

Bugler alarm tape is not clear, but its fairly unobtrusive, and its flat.

Depending on the amount of current you need to carry, there are some fairly small gauge armature wires (smaller than phone wire (< 26ga)), also not clear, but unobtrusive.

Conductive plastic is probably gonna be your best bet.

Good Luck

Scott

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: darkxshade

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
...need something solid.

Ice?

hehe I was about to make the same suggestion

Keeping it in the form of ice would be hard... should be usable for a wider temperature range, at least up to 100F.

Hard Water?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
The conductive gels they use for defibrillators?

Not a bad idea, I'll see if I can find some specs on it, that could work.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Bump, any other thoughts?

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Is there a clear material that is conductive that someone here knows of? I found a little information on "Indium tin oxide" online, but that isn't helping much.

I want to have a clear surface with wires, but to not see the wires at all.

Any thoughts?

Isn't diamond electrically conductive, or just heat?

 

[Baked]

Diamond. Accept no substitute.

 

[Leros]

I'm not sure what you're working on, but could you incorporate the wire into your design? Like this: http://kikay.exchange.ph/wp-co...52007_motoming_002.jpg

 

[silverpig]

If you can make it thin enough, aluminum is pretty transparent. What's the use?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Leros
I'm not sure what you're working on, but could you incorporate the wire into your design? Like this: http://kikay.exchange.ph/wp-co...52007_motoming_002.jpg

http://docinthemachine.com/2007/01/08/electriplast/

Creating something like that would be amazing, LED's on a plastic that conducts electricity.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: silverpig
If you can make it thin enough, aluminum is pretty transparent. What's the use?

Partly personal interest, enough that I'll spend some decent money on it. Initially, maybe just power a couple of LED's.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: silverpig
If you can make it thin enough, aluminum is pretty transparent. What's the use?

Partly personal interest, enough that I'll spend some decent money on it. Initially, maybe just power a couple of LED's.

Well then yeah, if you make it thin enough, Aluminum is basically transparent, actually, that's true of a lot of materials

 

[imported_Baloo]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
water?

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
...need something solid.

Ice?

Um, I wouldn't call ice really that conductive. Heck, liquid water isn't even that great unless you mix things in it.

 

[Chronoshock]

If you happen to meet any time traveling Star Trek engineers you could ask for the secrets of transparent aluminum.

You could try taking a normal transparent nonconductive material (like plastic or glass) and adding metal traces to it. Not sure what type of wiring you have in mind, but I don't see why a few thing metal lines wouldn't work. You could also try using a one way mirror, which is typically glass coated with a very thin layer of aluminum or any other reflective metal.

 

[us3rnotfound]

I have an idea, use fish tape to feed whatever wires you need to the controller. Most everybody just has drywall ceilings in their house...