You can find more details about Electric Paint's resistance in our Application Notes, which you can find here. Keep in mind that the measured resistance will vary from the paint's sheet resistance, it will also depend on what shape you apply the paint. For most applications however, we can use the resistance we measure with a multimeter. You can read more about sheet resistance here. This measurement was determined with a four-terminal sensing tool, not with a multimeter. In an ideal scenario, with uniformly applied paint, Electric Paint has a sheet resistance of 55Ω/square. Instead, we need to measure its resistance. As a result, it is not helpful to evaluate the paint with the continuity setting of the multimeter.

Since Electric Paint is relatively resistive, the meter will not beep when you check if the paint is continuous. if the path has a resistance of less than 100Ω and is unbroken, the meter will beep.

It usually looks for a resistance of less than 100Ω. When you measure the continuity of an electrical path, the meter checks for a very low resistance. Multimeters can also measure current and voltage, but we won't discuss these functions in this tutorial. You will need:Ī multimeter has many functions, but with respect to the Electric Paint, only two are of relevance: the function to measure resistance (Ohms), indicated with a 'Ω' on our multimeter, and to check continuity, indicated with a musical note symbol. You can also send your videos and photos to so we can post them on our site for the world to see. We love it when you share your projects! Post your project on Instagram, YouTube, or Twitter, and make sure to tag or use #bareconductive. This tutorial explains in detail how to measure the resistance of Electric Paint with a multimeter and what to look out for.

You can measure these changes with a hand-held multimeter. Depending on the size and proportions of the pad of paint you create, you will get different levels of electrical resistance. Measure the electrical resistance of different Electric Paint designs with a hand-held multimeterĮlectric Paint, is, as it sounds, an electrically conductive paint.

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