Glue for conductive rubber?

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KazimirO
 
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Glue for conductive rubber?

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Anyone found a way to stick conductive rubber parts together? Or maybe you know what type of rubber it is? Butyl, nitrile, latex?

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Re: Glue for conductive rubber?

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KazimirO wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:31 pm Anyone found a way to stick conductive rubber parts together?
Have you tried E6000? It works on silicones, which are notoriously hard to glue.
KazimirO wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:31 pm Or maybe you know what type of rubber it is? Butyl, nitrile, latex?
Latex is unlikely, but if there's an elastomer there's probably a conductive version of it somewhere.

In terms of basic price, I'd expect polyurethanes to be the most common. Your best bet will be to look for a datasheet on the specific product you're using though.

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Re: Glue for conductive rubber?

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Sorry, this is the product: https://www.adafruit.com/product/5464
It doesn't seem to have a datasheet.
I've tried silicone, and normal tire cement doesn't work. Maybe it's EPDM? Nitrile?

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Got it.. I'll see if our products team has any more information.

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Re: Glue for conductive rubber?

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You're probably needing a conductive adhesive?

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Re: Glue for conductive rubber?

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Oddly enough, the adhesive does not need to be conductive for my use case. Insulating it is more the issue.

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