Mark:
They manufacture a "self adhesive" electrical tape. I think I made my last
purchase of it at Home Depot. You wind it "tightly" around the wiring,
overlapping it, and it begins to adhere to itself creating a great
insulation. After you install it, overwrap it with standard electricial tape
so that it won't adhere to other wiring. I've used it for years and it works
great, you litteraly have to slice it sideways and unpeal it inorder to get
it off.
Bill
BJ7
>From: "Mark and Kathy" <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>
>Reply-To: "Mark and Kathy" <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>
>To: <healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
>Subject: Another Wiring Question
>Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:57:38 -0400
>
>Since I now have the luxury of not having a shroud hindrance
>for my wiring project, it has become quite obvious why the smoke is let
>out
>of the wires on our cars so frequently.
>
>On my car the red head light switch wire was melted all along the wire
>harness
>and fused to the other wires that were running with it.
>So as I'm looking at the back of the head lamp switch it is pretty obvious
>that the holding brackets for the fuel gauge and the tach
>could really do a number on the electrics. A slight twist of one of these
>gauges could possibly move one of the brackets within touching distance to
>a
>hot wire on the head light switch. POOOF. Very poor switch design not
>to
>mention bracket placement.
>
>I am interested in any input on what you guys have done to insulate the
>head
>light terminals or maybe even the gauge holding brackets?
>
>I use to have some " Heat Shrink Tape" that worked well in these areas
>since
>the typical electric tape wants to release after about a day. :( Any
>leads on this stuff would be appreciated.
>Heat shrink tubing hasn't proved to be a practical measure at this stage of
>the game unless I want to take the switch out and start over.
>
>Thanks ahead, Mark
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