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<p>[quote user="Mark R."]</p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">BMMECNYC</div> <div class="quote-content"> <p>The cost I did find acceptable.  Shipping was unacceptable.  3-4x the price of the item for shipping that isnt even overnight.   No thanks.  I'll continue to use black electrical tape.  Most decoders are shrink wrapped anyway with a material that is thicker that electrical tape, and I only put the tape on the bottom of the decoder for the most part.</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>But the material used to shrink wrap decoders is designed to dissipate heat .... unlike black electrical tape ....</p> <p>Mark.</p> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>MB Klein had it for only $1 more than the manufacturer and at a shipping rate that was not insane.  1-3 year shelf life depending on the brand has me sort of concerned, also the high heat/high humidity combination degredation issues.  Anyone experienced this?</p> <p>Also the black tape is only on the back. The photo from the other forum post had black tape on both sides for handling the decoder until installed, to prevent ESD breakage.  I will probably still remove the kapton tape from the top, as it will allow more heat dissapation (larger surface area of individual components being exposed to available air flow.</p>
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