Kapton?

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• Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 23:27:10 -0600
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From:  Bill Noble [SMTP:william_b_noble-at-email.msn-dot-com]
Sent:  Tuesday, March 17, 1998 8:20 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Kapton?

one more note on Kapton - the early DC-10 aircraft used kapton insulated
wire and bundled all autopilot channels together to save $$ - after a number
of flight hours, the insulation started to flake off, and there was an AD
(airworthiness directive, an FAA order) to replace the entire harness - a
very expensive proposition.

I believe kapton would be fine for control voltages, signaling, etc in a
non-vibratory environment.

As another aside, beware that teflon "cold flows", so if you use teflon
wire, do not tie the bundles tightly.

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