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> Pure Electrical Insulator: > Arctic Alumina Adhesive is a pure electrical insulator, neither electrically conductive nor capacitive. I'm not entirely sure I
by AdamJacobMuller 10y ago
> Pure Electrical Insulator:
> Arctic Alumina Adhesive is a pure electrical insulator, neither electrically conductive nor capacitive.
I'm not entirely sure I understand what it means by capacitive in this context, but, not conductive and the overall sentence there seems to strongly indicate that it specifically will not short out.
- mirimir 10y agoNot capacitive means that there are no isolated electrically conductive layers that act as capacitors. That is, the stuff isn't only non-conductive for DC. The alumina also increases thermal conductivity, and strengthens the epoxy, making removal much more difficult.