Antistatic Cover Tape Type PS3 Pressure Sensitive

Pressure Sensitive Tape

PS3 is an antistatic, transparent, pressure sensitive adhesive cover tape engineered to protect and fonfine surface mount components contained in our polystyrene carrier tapes.

• Meets EIA-481 bonding/peel-back force requirements
• Bonds to polystyrene carrier tapes
• Re-sealable
• Proven to work effectively with the following Carrier Tape materials: Types C,X,V & T Static Dissipative Polystyrene, Types J, K, L & O Homogenous Polystyrene

Construction
Type PS3 Cover Tape is constructed in three layers, a 0.00092” polyester base film covered by a 0.00050” pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive, with a 0.00048” antistatic polyester film on the device side.

Configurations
Type PS3 Cover Tape is provided splice-free on 3” inner diameter plastic cores.

Recommended Sealing Conditions
The detailed sealing parameters apply to single strike seal mode. Multi-strike, or overlap sealing, may require adjustment outside of these ranges.

Shelf Life and Storage
Type PS3 Pressure Sensitive Antistatic Cover Tape has a shelf life of 24 months from the date of manufacture when kept in recommended conditions. Store this product in its original packaging in a climate-controlled environment where temperatures do not exceed 40°C (104°F) and relative humidity is under 80%. Exceeding these recommended storage conditions could result in inconsistent product performance.

Type PS3 Pressure Sensitive Antistatic Cover Tape Material Properties
1 Tests performed under specific sealing conditions on formed polycarbonate tape
** Aging at 52°C and 95% PH increased adhesion to carrier by 80%
Note: The values presented for this product are typical laboratory data and may be changed without notice.