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Conductive filament - test sample
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After becoming interested in the properties of conductive filament, I got some and printed this part for simple tests.
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Model information
- Source
- Printables
- Category
- Electronics
- License
- Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — Share Alike
The resistance of the printed trace is quite high despite its large cross-section, and the white LED barely lights up—even though it's powered by a 9V battery.
For printing, I recommend feeding the filament directly into the extruder rather than through a PTFE tube, as the filament is quite brittle.
Typical uses for conductive filament:
- Printing simple circuits and touch sensors
- Embedding LEDs and switches
- Creating wearable tech and smart textiles
Print instruction:
- printer: dual-extruder printer is recommended
- material:
- conductive trace: conductive filament (used for my test: RepRapper conductive PLA)
- base plate: PLA
- supports: no
- layer height: 0,2mm or 0,3mm
- nozzle diameter: 0,6mm recommended
- brim: not required
- enclosure: not recommended