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Re: What dielectricis the champion?



> 
> Dan,  You obviously know about the virtues of teflon and, unfortunately,
the
> cost.  I was interested in one type of material that might fit the bill
if it
> is not cost prohibitive as well.  It is a polyimide that goes under the
trade
> name Kapton.

Kapton is quite tough mechanically, has high dielectric strength, doesn't
outgas in a vacuum, so really its only real disadavantage is that it is
really expensive. All those nifty polymers (like Teflon, Kel-F, etc.) are
really expensive.