Re: EMC of sticky tape....

John Woodgate wrote 
> >> >Slightly differently, I have learned to use only proper brand
> >> >Sellotape for insulating (ahem) audio connections. El Cheapo no-brand
> >> >tapes produce audio interference.
> >>  How do they do that?
> >Resistance/capacitance between the conductors presumably. Perhaps
> >'interference' was the wrong word; it's more muddying and distortion.
> >Like lump loading of a transmission line gone wrong.
> Have you just twisted the wires together before applying El-Cheapo? 

Yes. (hangs head in shame)

> And was the onset of muddiness delayed for a while? 

Possibly; it's been a while since I did a lot of audio wiring. And I
can afford choccie-block now.

> If so, it's acid from the tape corroding the wires. 

Ah. So Sellotape is less acidic.

Owain