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In Reply to: RE: No, you read me correctly the first time. posted by Al Sekela on June 01, 2008 at 21:35:33
Let's see: damping involves the introduction of lossiness. In a mechanical system, that would call for a shock absorber. In an electrical system, resistance would be needed. But how to introduce resistance into a shield? Interrupt the shield every few inches and solder a resistor from one section to the next?
Hmm, maybe not. How about a resistor between shield and center conductor every few inches. It would load down the source, though. Okay, resistors between shield ground and chassis ground? With a third wire to carry the chassis ground?
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The extracted energy is dissipated and converted to heat.
Ohmic resistance is involved, but not necessarily resistors.
Further details are proprietary to others and not mine to share.
Hmm, mayba a conductive, but lossy, carbon-impregnated shield?
Hey, how about carbon nanotubes? Just a wild guess, but it sounds classy!
Howdy
Some carbon shields may work (I don't know), but some certainly take the dynamics out of the music.
-Ted
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