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How do we make our own permanent conductive ink for a marker or pen the cheapest, most practical way?
What have you found in your Google searches so far?abdulbadii said:Summary:: How do we make permanent conductive ink the cheapest way?
How do we make our own permanent conductive ink for a marker or pen the cheapest, most practical way?
It seems to me that a manufacturer's economy of scale would make it cheaper to buy it ready-made than to make it yourself.abdulbadii said:Summary:: How do we make permanent conductive ink the cheapest way?
How do we make our own permanent conductive ink for a marker or pen the cheapest, most practical way?
https://www.google.com/search?q=permanent+conductive+ink+pen+diyberkeman said:Google searches
I thought the graphite drifted around inside MIR, coating the electrical insulators and causing faults that shut MIR down, then it fell out of the sky.ChemAir said:The Russians spared all the R&D and just used a pencil, according to the myth.
From: Smithsonian Magazine Fisher Space Pen Article ##-##ChemAir said:I'm reminded of the old myth about the United States spending a few million to develop a pen that would write in any position, and in zero G. The Russians spared all the R&D and just used a pencil, according to the myth.
Maybe softer pencil lead development would help...
Loose graphite might be a problem. Just wanted to suggest a writing implement that might leave a conductive path.Baluncore said:I thought the graphite drifted around inside MIR, coating the electrical insulators and causing faults that shut MIR down, then it fell out of the sky.
I purchased some on the web last month.ChemAir said:Doesn't mean they don't exist, however.
Baluncore said:I purchased some on the web last month.
Some can also be soldered.
That is why it is so difficult to "Make our own permanent conductive ink".ChemAir said:Cracks can appear as the product shrinks during volatile evaporation, but that, by itself, isn't a problem, if sufficient R&D has been applied, additives have been added...
I completely agree, and am not the OP. The solution will be difficult, and/or expensive.Baluncore said:That is why it is so difficult to "Make our own permanent conductive ink".