How I shield wooden and plastic boxes pics included

[John Lyons]

Here's a page I put up about how I shield wooden and plastic boxes. Let me know if you have any comments or additions.
http://www.mrdwab.com/john/shielding.html


John

[Paul Marossy]

I use that same aluminum duct tape (or "metal repair tape" as it is sometimes called) in the exact same fashion as your webpage depicts. Works well and is a heck of a lot cheaper than copper is!

[birt]

you can also buy thin zinc foil. it's not adhesive but it is nice for bigger enclosures and you can solder it

[John Lyons]

Hmm

I did get some (what looked like aluminum) sheets one time. They are about 10 inches square? Most of my pedals are wood and I drill large 1 1/2 inch flat spots at different depths for posts and swiches to adjust fo the fact that you can't made a strong pedal out of wood with a 1/8 inch thickness throughout. So each pot has a hole around it that it fits into. I couln't use the sheets of "Zinc" because they hare flat and my boxes aren't flat inside...   I do think the ones I got are aluminum though...maybe not.

John

[jonathan perez]

ive got a giant roll of copper that i make my "name plates" out of, but i like this aluminum tape too. are either "better?"

[Paul Marossy]

ive got a giant roll of copper that i make my "name plates" out of, but i like this aluminum tape too. are either "better?"

As far as shielding properties go, one seems to work just as well as the other. The downside of aluminum is that you can't solder to it. The downside of copper is that it will tarnish and corrode long before aluminum will.