[Milsurplus] Kapton

[Pete Young]

Re Kapton:
I'm involved in integration and test of unmanned spacecraft and although 
I've never seen
Kapton insulated wire, Kapton TAPE is everywhere.  It doesn't outgass under 
thermal/vacuum
testing, thus preventing contamination.  The downside is what happens if it 
catches fire say,
from a short circuit.  It'll burn, even in a vacuum; it provides its own 
oxygen!  A few years ago
I saw a video of this "feature" of Kapton.  Fortunately it was just a 
simulation.
									--Pete Young