Re: Aluminum tape problems?

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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"
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> 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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