Kapton tape is generally not ESD (electrostatic discharge) safe.
Kapton tape is a polyimide tape. Polyimide itself is an insulator, and this material has excellent resistance to high temperatures, chemicals, and mechanical properties.
ESD Safety Requirements
ESD-safe materials are primarily used to prevent the generation, buildup, and discharge of static electricity from damaging electronic components. ESD-safe materials are usually conductive or static dissipative materials with a surface resistivity of 10^4 - 10^11 ohms/square.
Kapton tape, as an insulator, has a surface resistivity well outside of this range and cannot effectively conduct or dissipate static electricity. Therefore, Kapton tape alone does not provide ESD protection in electronic assemblies with ESD requirements, or in environments where static-sensitive components are operated.
Of course, Kapton tape can also be treated in a special way to make it anti-static. There are generally three ways to do this
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