Perf Question

[lightningfingers]

Does charred perfboard conduct? Like if a component burns out or you burn it with a soldering iron will the burnt part cause a possible short?
I read somewhere that PCBs do this and wondered if it  was the same for perf. I build EVERYTHING on perf.

[Mark Hammer]

My own perf generally comes out "well done" rather than "rare", and I've never experienced the problem you describe.

Even IF, the resistance/conductance will be a function of distance travelled, so just space stuff a little further apart and whatever conductance might exist will be reduced.

[bwanasonic]

To the best of my recollection, carbon is at least slightly conductive:


"Electrical conductivity     0.727 1/mohm-cm"





Kerry M

[Eric H]

To the best of my recollection, carbon is at least slightly conductive:


"Electrical conductivity     0.727 1/mohm-cm"





Kerry M

Yep --the conductors in your spark-plug wires are carbon.

--Eric