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>Kapton tape Is that duck tape for spaceships?
by 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.'