You must be confusing Kapton with a different material. It has excellent dielectric properties, makes an excellent insulator, and is a pretty good thermal conductor. It's also inexpensive. It's lousy with abrasion.
73, Josh W6XU Sent from my mobile device > On May 27, 2017, at 2:13 PM, Matt Zilmer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Someone mentioned Kapton tape earlier, to be used to insulate the > battery side of the PCBA. Kapton tape is conductive and used mostly for > EMI shielding. Putting it or other tapes (some electrical tapes) on the > the PCBA would probably change electrical characteristics - conduction > between unmasked vias/pads, etc. > > I would avoid using Kapton if you want an insulator. > > Just thought this might benefit someone later on. > > 73, > > matt W6NIA >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
