How Mounting Pressure Can Affect Kapton Heater Heat Transfer

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In precision instruments, a kapton heater must deliver heat in a controlled way. It uses a resistive foil circuit laminated within polyimide film. One useful trait is custom circuit patterns. Still, hot spots can change the result