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"The rate of the leak was slowed this morning through the temporary application of Kapton tape at the leak site." In tape we trust! I hope they show close ups
by swypych 8y ago
"The rate of the leak was slowed this morning through the temporary application of Kapton tape at the leak site."
In tape we trust!
I hope they show close ups!
- pcrh 8y ago>Kapton tape Is that duck tape for spaceships?
- sjburt 8y agoYes.
- _mitch 8y agoDuck tape for applications needing large range of temperature stability and/or good electrical isolation. I saw it used extensively in aerospace electronics for commercial aircraft.
- cjslep 8y agoDuct tape? Or tape for ducks?
- thedirt0115 8y agoTape made out of ducks. They're really sticky.
- Afton 8y agohttps://mentalfloss.com/article/52151/it-duck-tape-or-duct-tape https://mentalfloss.com/article/52151/it-duck-tape-or-duct-t...
- fyfy18 8y agoIf you open up a laptop, it’s the orange film that's often used to hold wires in place, and insulate parts from the casing.
- blattimwind 8y agoFlexprints by-and-large are based on Kapton-like substrate as well.
- cyberferret 8y agoIs that similar tape as the metal infused 'speed tape' that they use for temporary repairs or to seal panels on jetliners?
- gh02t 8y agoNo, it's the clear orange tape you see wrapping up electronics exposed to heat some times. Polymide plastic film.
- cyberferret 8y agoThanks for the clarification. I wonder if it is tape they have on board specifically for this kind of thing, or whether they just repurposed tape used for insulating electrical work on the ISS?
- gh02t 8y agoProbably kind of both. Kapton tape is extremely tough and useful for a lot of things. It's pretty common in space applications, they probably had it around for a variety of uses.
- sokoloff 8y agoPolyimide
- gh02t 8y agoThanks. Damn phone keyboards.
- asteli 8y agoIt gets used a lot in electronics assemblies, and places where you need high temp resistance (reflow ovens, SPACE), and low-to-no outgassing (important in vacuum applications). So it makes sense that they'd have it onboard. So, uh, that's possibly a 'yes.'
- nimos 8y agoInteresting that they don't seem to have any kind of dedicated "patch kit" ready to go for stuff like this.
- JabavuAdams 8y agoWhy do you assume that? That's probably what the Kapton tape is for.
- yaleman 8y agoThey do, it's called kapton tape.;)
- piinbinary 8y agoThe wikipedia page for Kapton [0] is interesting. "Kapton is a ... film ... that remains stable across a wide range of temperatures, from −269 to +400 °C" [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapton