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"Is there any chance of fire for leaving a circuit on (with low voltage - 3 volts) for long periods of time? I am looking at particularly a gallery installation and leaving the battery running for 4 or more hours. Any documentation on this?
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Syuzi replied to Sarah's discussion Conductive thread"Hi Inga,
Did you happen to purchase the sample pack from them? I wish I could offer you a specific thread to purchase but I am not a weaver and unfortunatley don't know too much about the subject. I highly reccommend you purchasing the sample…"
inga marie replied to Sarah's discussion Conductive thread"I looked at their website (I think it was theirs, I wen to a lot of them yesterday), but I don't know enough to figure out what I needed. I ended up getting some tread from them, though. I tend to weave with fairly fine threads and I like the…"
Syuzi replied to Sarah's discussion Conductive thread"if you are weaving your own textiles than I would use conductive yarn. You can purchase conductive yarn from Shieldex although it is quite costly because you have to purchase a 2.5 lb cone."
inga marie replied to Sarah's discussion Conductive thread"Just saw this, I want to weave LEDs into my fabrics, and am just getting familiar with all this. I see the thread from Lame lifesaver and also the two from Sparkfun. Any idea what might be best to use??"
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- At 12:02pm on August 13, 2008,
AnaLou said… - I am currently experiencing the same problems when I hand sew with the thread. When I use it in the bobbin of my machine, it seems to work pretty well. I am using the 2 ply thread which is a lot easier to work with than the 4 ply. But I often find that I am unable to completely sew a project with the machine (I have to use hand sewing to attach components).
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