markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) (02/09/90)
I found a product at (blush) Radio Shack that turned out to be good for putting a ground plane on bare Vectorboard. It's a metal foil (tinned copper ?) tape that is 1/2 inch wide, with a quilted pattern embossed in it. The cardboard spool in the center says 3M. The punchline is that a trip to the local R.S. store brought forth a few blank looks and the statment that if it isn't in the catalog any more, then we don't have it. Anyone know what this stuff really is? markz@ssc.uucp
greene@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (John Greene) (02/13/90)
In article <470@ssc.UUCP> markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) writes: >It's a metal foil (tinned copper ?) tape that is 1/2 inch wide, with a >quilted pattern embossed in it. The cardboard spool in the center >says 3M. >Anyone know what this stuff really is? It's just what you thought, foil tape for shielding. There is a whole variety of types available many of them copper. The type with the quilted pattern usually has conductive glue. I use it mostly during the bread-board phase for shielding between high gain sections when necessary. It also comes in handy during FFC testing to help identify problem 'holes' emitting excessive RF. I have used it to provide some ground plane on vector board however the heat of soldering tends to do a number on the glue. It's usually pretty expensive stuff as well. -- John E. Greene "People are just like frankfurters....You have to decide if you're going to be a hot dog or just another wiener" DLR TRW Systems Engineering and Development Division ARPA: greene@venice.sedd.TRW.COM USENET: ..trwrb!venice!greene