Would you mind terribly supplying some further info. such as:
1. Product name (3M part number if you know it).
2. A likely retail outlet for the product in small quantities.
Thank you,
Carl Litton
-----Original Message-----
From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 4:13 PM
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Aluminum tape problems?
Original poster: grndpilot99@xxxxxxx
3M manufactures copper tape that has a conductive adhesive. The tape
comes
in various widths. I use it all the time for RF shielding purposes.
Regards,
GRNDPILOT99
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> Original poster: "Black Moon"
>
> Hi, i have noticed some problems with my alumium tape covered
toroids,
> theres slight arcings beween the peices of tape when I draw an arc
off the
> toroid, opon checking with my DMM, many peices of tape are open
circuit to
> nearby peices of tape, I assume the glue is acting like an insulator
and
> was wondering what exactly I could do short of compleatly redoing it?
I was
> thinking mabey a thin copper wire wraped around the outside or inside
and
> covered in foil tape (and carfuly slit the edge of each foil tape I
add,
> bend it under, and then overlap that with my next peice to make sure
the
> additional tape is conductive)
> or should i just do a thin copper ring around the outside without any
tape
> and just let friction hold it there or say 4 small peices of tape
>
>
>