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Mike B Mike B is offline
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Default Electroplating nickel onto carbon fibre?

A google search revealed that it's possible, but it didn't turn up much about
the techniques or materials used. Can I just use the nickel acetate method like
this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Xo43sfLgY as used on metals?

I need to make electrical connections to carbon fibre used as an electrode in a
carbon/epoxy capacitive sensor used in salt water, so it needs to be able to
withstand soldering temperatures for a couple of seconds. A resistance of less
than 100 Ohms is acceptable.

The expensive alternative is silver loaded epoxy. Carbon fibre is brittle so
mechanical clamping is unlikely to give a long term reliable connection unless
there are specialist connectors that I don't know about. Would weaving a metal
wire through the matt before adding the epoxy achieve a reliable connection if
pressure were applied during the cure process to force the wire and fibres
together?


Mike