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Old 07-27-2006, 07:59 PM
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Default Brass rails and RF interference

Looking for anyone with experience using brass for sliding rail mechanisms such as sliding canopies. Metal to metal contact with potential for vibration is a big no-no due to the RF interference caused. But, it appears that many are using brass when constructing sliding mechanisms in RC aircraft.

Brass is non-ferrous, so technically, it makes sense that it would not cause electro-magnetic resonance fields resulting in RF interference like ferrous metals can. But, I'd like to find someone with experience using brass on brass in such a way. RF problems in your experience?

I'm not doing a sliding canopy at this time, but have another sliding mechanism I want to use a brass tube inside a brass tube for. Want to be sure I'm not going to run into RF issues.

Thanks!

Tom