[Elecraft] KX2 Battery Question

[Mark Petiford]

Re:   "I'll just reply with https://www.kaptontape.com/Conductive_Tapes.php ... There may be more than one type, but I'm not an expert at this." 

Matt,
That isn't really made from Kapton.  Take a look at the Technical Datasheet for that tape (link on upper right corner of the page).  It is "made from a copper foil with an acrylic conductive adhesive."  It is tricky because the company name is "KaptonTape.com", but that particular product has no Kapton in it.  


Contrast that with a true Kapton tape from the same company:

https://www.kaptontape.com/1_Mil_Kapton_Tapes.php

Note that its datasheet states that it is a dielectric tape made from DuPont Kapton (r).  Its insulation resistance is stated to be 1,000,000 mega ohms for the 1 mil tape.


Mark,
KE6BB