Re: Looking for thin, metal tape for shielding

[rde42@spamcop.net (Bob Eager)]

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 16:07:58 UTC, Blake Patterson 
<bwpatter@bellatlantic.net> wrote:

> I had to take apart my SGI 1600SW flatscreen monitor to clean it out 
> with distilled water becuase it had been rained on from a leaking duct 
> with mineralized water.  I had to cut through some metal shielding tape 
> that was used on some internal metal parts to get the screen out.  I 
> want to replace this with some new tape, but Radio Shack does not seem 
> to carry this thin tape.  It's like a strip of adhesive aluminum foil.
> 
> What is this stuff actually called and where can I order some online?

You don't say how wide. If not very, look at using the self adhesive 
foil used in burgalr alarm systems to stretch across windows...it's 
conductive but breaks the circuit when the foil breaks.

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