This is exactly how I remember it, they did not ban Kapton and it really had nothing to do with flexible circuits. Chuck KELLY M SCHRIVER wrote: > Hey Graham - > > Thanks for the addition - like you, I'm a little leery of what the "expert" > said, or at least the words used in the media to describe what they thought he > said. Not that this could not have occurred, but it sounds like and awful lot > of supposition, with no indication that supports established fact. > > In my recollection, the U.S. military "limited usage" rather than "banned > usage". There is, and has been for many years, a limitation on PTFE jacketed > wire as a result of its cold flow charactaristics. > > Guess I've gotten somewhat skeptical since I've grown into geezerhood. > > Y'all have a fun day - Kelly > > ################################################################ > TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c > ################################################################ > To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: > To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> > To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet > ################################################################ > Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. > For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 > ################################################################ ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################