Adhesive Heat | Electrical Resistance Heat Tape

Features

  • AC or DC operation
  • Input voltage from 1v – 277v
  • Lengths up to 450’ continuous
  • Temperatures up to 450 degrees F
  • Aluminum, Fiberglass cloth or Kapton
  • 1/2”, 1/4” or 1/6” width
  • Silicone or low-outgassing acrylic adhesive
  • Thickness less than 1/64”
  • Efficient thermal transfer
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Dpstar provides the thermal engineering necessary to produce a custom heater that meets your exact length, temperature, and wattage requirements. We work with customers to understand their heating challenges and have provided many innovative solutions for custom-designed tape heaters to be installed on vessels, tubing, flat heat sinks and other applications. The engineered tape heater is electrically terminated, sealed and ready to install. The custom package may contain fixed temperature thermostats, lead wires or plugs and is always tested by quality control prior to customer use.

How  Does Heat Tape Work?

Thermal energy is transferred directly to the object through both conductive and radiant modes of heat. Addition radiant energy emitted away from the object is reflected back onto it. This ensures the most efficacious conversion of electrical energy to thermal energy directly to the tube being heated.

Heated Material

Types of Tape

16 Series Tape
Silicone adhesive for commercial/industrial applications with off-the-shelf availability

28 Series Tape
Acrylic adhesive for aerospace/vacuum applications with low outgassing requirements

Heat Tape Options

Bulk Tape
For in-place or do-it-yourself heat trace applications.

  • Most economical purchase option
  • Custom engineering available for your project
  • Large and small power lead termination kits available
  • 4 conductors (1/2” wide), 2 conductors (1/4“ wide), or single conductor (1/6” wide)
  • Tape rolls, available in 50’ or 100’ rolls

Custom Heaters
Designed for your application.

  • Engineered to your desired length and wattage
  • Electrically terminated, sealed and tested
  • Ready to install; simply peel and stick
  • Easy application enhances installation
  • Fixed temperature thermostats available

Markets

  • Aerospace
  • Satellites
  • Heat Tracing
  • Heated Sample Lines

Configurable Circuitry Options

  • Manage input current
  • Maintain wattage as temperature increases
  • Reduced wattage holding circuit
  • Over-temp protection
  • One tape designed for multiple temperatures
  • 3-phase operation

Specification

Types of Tape Silicone Adhesives
(-16 Series)		 Acrylic Adhesives
(-28 Series)
Operating Temperature Range -100ºC to +250ºC -40ºC to +150ºC
Outgassing … TML/VCM  1.047% / .322% 1.000% / .100%
Adhesion to etched aluminum oz/inch width 25@ +150ºC
450@ -100ºC		 15@ +125ºC
50@ -100ºC
Overall Thickness Applied .025” .028”
Dielectric Strength 600 vdc 600 vdc

Note: In applications exposed to weather, water, mechanical abuse or solvents, tapes will require additional protection. If there is any potential for moisture to come in contact with the heat tape, we recommend a ground circuit should be installed between the aluminum top surface of the heating tape and the grounded metal heat sink to which it is applied.

Ordering Information

Specify resitance code letter (A-K), Silicone or Acrylic (16 or 28), and Number of conductors (1,2,4) i.e., H-16-2, B-28-4. Quantity discounts on 500 or more feet of a single type

Width
Conductors		 1/6″
1		 1/4″
2		 1/2″
4
Part Number
(Resistance Code)		 ohms per ft. Max. watts per ft. ohms per ft. see notes Max. watts
per ft.		 ohms per ft. see notes Max.
watts
per ft.
(4) (1) (2) (4) (1) (3) (2) (4)
A-16 or 28 1.9 25 .9 3.8 40 .5 1.9 7.6 70
B-16 or 28 3.2 25 1.6 6.4 40 .8 3.2 12.8 70
C-16 or 28 4.0 23 2.0 8.0 35 1.0 4.0 16.0 62
D-16 or 28 4.9 20 2.4 9.8 30 1.2 4.9 19.6 52
E-16 or 28 7.0 25 3.5 14.0 40 1.7 7.0 28.0 70
F-16 or 28  8.8 23 4.4 17.6 35 2.2 8.8 35.2 62
G-16 or 28 10.8 20 5.4 21.6 30 2.7 10.8 43.2 52
H-16 or 28 13.2  20 6.6 26.4 30 3.3 13.2 52.8 52
J-16 or 28 21.3 13 10.6 42.6 20 5.3 21.3 85.2 32
K-16 or 28 26.8 10 13.4 53.6 16 6.7 26.8 107.2 25

Custom resistances from .11 ohms/ft. to 60 ohms/ft. available upon request.

(1) Ohms/foot with all conductors in parallel connection.
(2) Ohms/foot with all conductors in series connection.
(3) Ohms/foot with conductors in parallel/series connection.
(4) Maximum wattage per lineal foot when applied to a metal heat sink at room temperature. Reduce these ratings linearly to zero watts output at 500ºF. Use of Clayborn Terminals is encouraged to insure thermal grounding of Heating Tape along its entire length (see Terminal Literature –>) Adhesion to heat sink along entire length is important to prevent burnout when tape is used near maximum wattage rating.

 

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