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Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by pcrh on Thursday August 30, 2018 @04:26PM (#17880426)
>Kapton tape

Is that duck tape for spaceships?

Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by fyfy18 on Thursday August 30, 2018 @05:47PM (#17881089)
If 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.
Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by blattimwind on Thursday August 30, 2018 @06:18PM (#17881300)
Flexprints by-and-large are based on Kapton-like substrate as well.
Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by _mitch on Thursday August 30, 2018 @04:40PM (#17880535)
Duck 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.
Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by asteli on Friday August 31, 2018 @08:40PM (#17889461)
It 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.'

Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by cyberferret on Thursday August 30, 2018 @06:15PM (#17881285)
Is that similar tape as the metal infused 'speed tape' that they use for temporary repairs or to seal panels on jetliners?
Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by gh02t on Thursday August 30, 2018 @08:03PM (#17881900)
No, it's the clear orange tape you see wrapping up electronics exposed to heat some times. Polymide plastic film.
Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by cyberferret on Thursday August 30, 2018 @09:33PM (#17882273)
Thanks 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?
Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by gh02t on Thursday August 30, 2018 @11:45PM (#17882788)
Probably 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.
Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by sokoloff on Thursday August 30, 2018 @10:24PM (#17882428)
Polyimide
Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by gh02t on Thursday August 30, 2018 @11:46PM (#17882792)
Thanks. Damn phone keyboards.
Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by cjslep on Thursday August 30, 2018 @04:59PM (#17880709)
Duct tape?

Or tape for ducks?

Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by Afton on Thursday August 30, 2018 @05:48PM (#17881096)
Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by thedirt0115 on Thursday August 30, 2018 @05:38PM (#17881022)
Tape made out of ducks. They're really sticky.
Re:Slow leak detected aboard Space Station by sjburt on Thursday August 30, 2018 @04:37PM (#17880516)
Yes.