William Sommerwerck wrote:
Stupid question...

Wouldn't it be possible to make the polyimide conductive by rubbing graphite
into its surface ("The Audio Amateur" had at least one article about
home-made electrostatic speakers that showed how to do this with Mylar),
then plate it?



I'd be worried about the film adhesion--the nickel would only stick as
well as the graphite. Plating plastic involves stuff like chromic acid
dips, reducing palladium salts to form Pd nucleation sites on the film,
and then electroless plating.

Not your ideal home project unfortunately!

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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