[Shop-talk] Electrical tape

[Michael Lye]

Pat thanks for the suggestion. I've probably just used cheap tape in the past so I'll try the #66 and see off it works for me. 

Michael


On Jul 1, 2010, at 2:48 PM, Pat Horne wrote:

> Michael,
> 
> Have you tried the higher end electrical tapes from 3M? I seem to remember that the cheaper the tape, the stickier it gets. I use, I believe 3M #66 tape. Most of the tape I use is outside, on RF connectors, which need to be taped waterproof. I use the self-sealing rubber tape first, followed by electrical tape, and finally liquid electrician's tape. I find the black liquid tape lasts much longer than the red stuff. I haven't had water get into my connectors in years, so something must be working!
> 
> Peace,
> Pat
> 
> Thusly spake Michael Lye, On 7/1/2010 1:41 PM:
>> Most of the eledtrical tape I've used over the years seems to use an adhesive that turns to a sticky gooey mess pretty quickly. Does anyone have recommendations for e-tape that doesn't do this? I have other kinds of PSA tapes (gaffers, blue painters, etc) that don't do this but I'm looking for a thin plastic electrical tape specifically.
>> 
>> TIA
>> 
>> Michael
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