Help me fix my PDLC

April 15, 2025 10:02 AM

One of my PDLC sheets has stopped working. I know that power is reaching it, but it looks like the area around the plates has thinned out to the point of no longer working.

I'm hoping can just add tin strips to extend the conductors away from the dead spot, but I thought I would ask for other ideas before I start peeling up caulk.

posted by Tell Me No Lies to Technology (2 answers total)

I think the link in the post should be here. (The one in the post doesn't work in Safari because it doesn't have the https prefix.)
posted by Johnny Assay at 11:16 AM on April 15

For future search hits:

Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) devices are a type of smart glazing or film that change their transparency in response to an electrical impulse.

From the linked PDF, it looks like they are used for window coverings / shades.
posted by intermod at 6:13 PM on April 15 [1 favorite]