[TCML] Spray Paint an HV

[Eric Goodchild]

On 3/26/2011 8:24 PM, jhowson4 at comcast.net wrote:
> Quick question for everyone,
>
> How susceptible is spray paint to HV problems.
>
> I want to spray the back of a piece of acrylic (because it looks cool). But I am worried about the paint having issues with the HV terminals that are mounted threw the surface.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> John "Jay" Howson IV
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I would say it strongly depends on the paint you use. Some paints 
contain small amounts of metal and pigments that can be conductive.

The best way to find out I would say is run a test on a small scrap 
peace of materiel. Try a painted peace and a unpainted peace and see how 
venerable it is to carbon tracing when HV is applied to it.

Eric