Coronabob,

I've used the copper type paint on gps equipmnt and understood what you were talking about all too well.

Albatross,

My original point was that c/f would not make an effective rf shield, which you finally stated yourself above. If you go back a little ways in time you can look up how the c/f structure of the Beech Starship required a separate metal cage to meet lightning strike requirements.

As far as the Jacobs Ladder was concerned, since wood is definately NOT conductive, what other path did the electricity from the ladder follow to toss my body a painful distance other than the graphite/carbon pencil lead? Let's not forget that carbon fiber is derived from graphite, right?