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Faraday cabin

icarus88

icarus88

Jun 18, 2024
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Yes, it may be a ridiculous topic, there is a small room in the house that is not used, I am thinking of copper coating between the soundproofing material as insulation and grounding it, thus I think of shielding most of the EMI waves

Is this possible? Will it work? Is it ridiculous, I could not find any information about this topic.

Thanks
 
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Thought for sure this thread was going to be about this place... :whistle:

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Otherwise, I must apologize for having nothing else useful to contribute. :wacky:

Interesting idea though! :thumbsup:
 
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silky smoove said:
To what end? Achieving an effectively noise-free environment can be done far more easily than trying to construct a faraday cage.
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I don't think there is a more effective way since the guitar's pickup can detect radio waves up to 4 miles away.

Maybe i am wrong

As I said, it is open to discussion.
 
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icarus88 said:
I don't think there is a more effective way since the guitar's pickup can detect radio waves up to 4 miles away.

Maybe i am wrong

As I said, it is open to discussion.
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So by that rationale one could extrapolate that everybody who’s achieved an effectively noise-free environment, such as myself, doing so without constructing a faraday cage somehow just got lucky?
 
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silky smoove said:
So by that rationale one could extrapolate that everybody who’s achieved an effectively noise-free environment, such as myself, doing so without constructing a faraday cage somehow just got lucky?
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How did you do this?


This is for the house, not for the studio, my aim is to turn the house into a studio
 
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icarus88 said:
How did you do this?


This is for the house, not for the studio, my aim is to turn the house into a studio
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By following commonly understood electrical engineering principals when building my studio. You keep posting threads about these esoteric means of solving noise problems. How about getting back to the basics and look into the problems at your house? Read up on how studios are wired for starters. Grab a copy of Rod Gervais’ book and go from there. No one will be able to post a real solution to your specific house since none of us are there to do any sort of diagnostics.
 
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silky smoove said:
You keep posting threads about these esoteric means of solving noise problems. How about getting back to the basics and look into the problems at your house? Read up on how studios are wired for starters. Grab a copy of Rod Gervais’ book and go from there. No one will be able to post a real solution to your specific house since none of us are there to do any sort of diagnostics.
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I have already solved my basic problems, now it is time for advanced problems.

For example, the refrigerator motor in my house two rooms away emits interference, the interference from my neighbor's drill motor, the interference from cars passing by, etc. It is not a figment of imagination.

I will get the book as soon as possible. Is it against the forum rules to open threads about noise continuesly?
 
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icarus88 said:
I have already solved my basic problems, now it is time for advanced problems.
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icarus88 said:
For example, the refrigerator motor in my house two rooms away emits interference, the interference from my neighbor's drill motor, the interference from cars passing by, etc. It is not a figment of imagination.
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Based on these two quotes, you have not solved your basic problems.
 
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Many years ago I worked with circuitry used in medical diagnostic imaging systems, and some of the equipment was so sensitive it had to be tested in a Faraday Cage. We used one from Lindgren RF Enclosures.

It was very expensive.

This is what it looked like:



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Two layers of copper screen on all six sides and lots of brass, Very careful attention to detail during assembly and extensive testing to ensure effectiveness before it was deemed acceptable. Also periodic testing to ensure the effectiveness had not become compromised over time. $$$$$$$

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What is your plan to reduce unwanted electromagnetic noise produced by equipment inside the Faraday Cage?

And, what problem is this idea intended to solve?
 
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Hoochie Coochie Man said:
Many years ago I worked with circuitry used in medical diagnostic imaging systems, and some of the equipment was so sensitive it had to be tested in a Faraday Cage. We used one from Lindgren RF Enclosures.

It was very expensive.

This is what it looked like:



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Two layers of copper screen on all six sides and lots of brass, Very careful attention to detail during assembly and extensive testing to ensure effectiveness before it was deemed acceptable. Also periodic testing to ensure the effectiveness had not become compromised over time. $$$$$$$

Edited to add:

What is your plan to reduce unwanted electromagnetic noise produced by equipment inside the Faraday Cage?

And, what problem is this idea intended to solve?
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Solving more external parasites, the computer and the power supply it is connected to need to be shielded separately. I just learned. this is the "tempest" used by NATO. this is getting more and more fantasy. I don't want to be embarrassed any more 😁

en.wikipedia.org

Tempest (codename) - Wikipedia

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