Timeline for Why use kapton tape?
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| Aug 1, 2021 at 16:49 | answer | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 31, 2021 at 3:08 | answer | added | Scott Seidman | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 30, 2021 at 18:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackElectronix/status/1388191443102142464 | ||
| Apr 23, 2021 at 3:59 | comment | added | Navin | because they don't want to add another tape to the BoM (bill of materials) | |
| Apr 22, 2021 at 14:46 | comment | added | iheanyi | I use it for electrical resistance. | |
| Apr 22, 2021 at 13:18 | comment | added | J... | @pipe It's not that expensive. We buy 75mm x 33m rolls for $50CAD ($40USD). "Bumper" guy probably used about $2 worth of tape to patch the crack. He still got teased for using "expensive" tape, but it's really not that much. | |
| Apr 22, 2021 at 8:19 | comment | added | pipe | Pretty sure no one who touts the benefits of Kapton or "repair car bumpers" knows how much it costs. Unless it's simply "amber tape". | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 23:54 | comment | added | Artichoke | @J... A whole car bumper? wow! yeah, the 3D printer is an Ender 3 so it's not anything high-spec. | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 23:26 | comment | added | J... | @HotGlue I have coworkers who've repaired car bumpers with kapton... because we had rolls of it around. Definitely wrapping wires it doesn't need the thermal resistance because those wires are probably not more than 90C rated anyway... probably more like 60C if it's a cheap 3D printer. | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 23:24 | vote | accept | Artichoke | ||
| Apr 21, 2021 at 23:24 | comment | added | Artichoke | @peter Karlsen yeah it by the looks of it its often just a "when in Rome, do as the Romans say" situation :-) | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 23:22 | comment | added | Artichoke | @Colin I see it used often to bunch up the wires on 3D printers even when they are nowhere near the hot extruder or heatbed. | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 19:03 | comment | added | J... | When it goes into the reflow oven it sure needs that heat resistance. Could you provide an example of a component where you feel the heat resistance isn't needed? If it's being placed onto an SMD board intended for reflow soldering it will get hot. | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 18:37 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Apr 21, 2021 at 12:18 | comment | added | Pete W | One reason may be for optical clarity. E.g. on part reels when splicing or holding ends, can see that there are parts in the compartments. The adhesive isn't that special IMO. Laboratory tape (similar to painter's tape but slightly stronger adhesive) feels similar to me at room temp - low/medium-tack, clean release, long life. | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 12:12 | answer | added | bobflux | timeline score: 42 | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 12:05 | answer | added | KD9PDP | timeline score: 32 | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 11:05 | comment | added | Peter Karlsen | I usually use kapton tape because it's what I have at my lab desk. It could be as simple as: "It's what they had" | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 11:02 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Apr 21, 2021 at 10:54 | comment | added | Criticizing Israel not allowed | @Colin sounds like you have an example already | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 10:41 | comment | added | Colin | Can you give an example? It's often used to give a surface for a pick and place machine to grab on components such as sockets. | |
| Apr 21, 2021 at 10:35 | history | asked | Artichoke | CC BY-SA 4.0 |