Thread: Grounding Plexiglass...Yeh or Neh?

You may try looking for an anti-stat coating that can be applied to the inside of the case...

You should be able to ground all groundable metal parts (i.e. PSU, motherboard, HDD, etc.) by jumping several wires around. It works best if you establish a central location in your box for the lead to the vehicle's frame. Run separate grounds from each component to this central location (could be a nut, barrier strip, whatever).

This cuts down on noise.

Should I just use Lexan?

I had a plexi case and it didnt cause me any problems with the static, although there is that possibility. Just keep all the parts clean before putting them together. The plastic wrap that comes on the plexi is what gives it a lot of static.

Check out http://www.applicoat.com/Conductive%20Paints.html

I dono if they make a clear one .....

A little off-topic, but... Yeah, conductive paint can be used for many cool applications... I know in the covert surveillance industry, it has been used to run "invisible" conductors across walls to power bugs, etc. Run a couple of 4" stripes across a wall, cover it with regular paint or wall paper, and bada-boom... you can now connect one end to a power supply and the other to your low power bug.

Apologies for the off-topic post, but maybe this will generate some on-topic ideas...

~m

www.crystalclearcases.com
click on galleries
nice clear cases in different sizes, made to your specs!

I built my case out of Lexan and haven't had any problems.

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Aaron Cake
London, Ontario, Canada

Player: Cyrix 200, 32MB RAM, 10.2Gig Quantum HD, Onboard EtherNet/Sound/Video, Custom Lexan Case, Arise DC-DC, Win95 Kernal w/Custom Player
Car: '86 Mazda RX-7 w/Basic Performance Upgrades

I built mine out of plexi and had no problems, either...



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