RE: Aluminum tape problems?

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Original poster: Chip Atkinson <chip@xxxxxxxxxx>

There's another possible solution -- Aluminum solder.  It's tricky and
requires a center disk that's thicker than foil, but if I can do it,
nearly anyone can do it.

Chip

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi,
>
> Need copper RF grounding and shorting tape??  Digikey#  3M1181A-ND   $10.50
>
> 1/4 inch wide by 50 feet...
>
> http://rocky.digikey.com/WebLib/3M/Web%20Data/1181%20Tape.pdf
>
> 3M 1181
>
> I always keep a ton around ;-))
>
> Cheers,
>
>          Terry
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>
>
>
> At 03:39 PM 12/15/2004, you wrote:
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> >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
> >-------------- Original message from "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> >--------------
> >
> >
> >  > 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
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
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