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Conductive glass



I want to make the float glass (approx. 3 mm thick grey colour) conductive. But it should not lose its visibility. Can you suggest some idea or where can I get it. Size of glass is 13" x 18".

Sanjay Hirawat
- Chennai, T.Nadu, India
2002



Transparent Conductive Tin Doped Indium Oxide
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The glass can be coated with ITO, FTO and ATO coating in order to make it conductive. Various method can used for this purpose.

Shivaji Sadale
Shivaji University - Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
2002



electroteksystem

New Delhi, India

Shankar T K
- New Delhi, India
2005



2005

Hi,

Please tell me more about FTO and ATO coating methods to make glass conductive in the way that visibility of glass is not lost.

I am trying to make glass conductive with SnCl2 but it requires lots of time. I use the pieces of 7-3 inch have this structure.

| _____________________ |
| == == |
| _____________________ | <----------- A pot or iron
| == == |
|_______________________|
Means that placing pieces of glass in pot by placing iron nuts between them to separate them. I have to remain placed the pot in fire for about 5 to 6 hours. That is only problem of time.
Please guide me any other method to make glass conductive in the way that the visibility of glass should not be lost.

Thanks in advance,

Asad [surname deleted for privacy by Editor]
student - Pakistan


Can anyone tell me the name of suppliers of conductive glass in India? or the procedure for preparing the conductive glass at home?

rupesh shelke
- India
September 4, 2009



September , 2009

Hi, Rupesh. Please try to express your question in terms of what has already been said so that we're not starting over :-)

For suppliers, did you try contacting electroteksystem? For preparing at home, have you considered the SnCl2 method described by Asad?

Thread 25081 addresses 2-part silvering and the brashear process; thread 57992 should also be helpful. Additional threads on the topic are 30674, 40228, 40457. Good luck!

Regards,

Ted Mooney, finishing.com
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha

finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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