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| Tdi4 Member Since: 24 Oct 2014 Location: Houten Posts: 513   
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Also an interesting product i must say
Not per Se for wires, it’s a bit messy. But for insulating ie a connector it looks perfect. a defender from 1984 pretending to be a puma with a touch of Range Rover |
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28th Mar 2018 6:23pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4801  
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Most hot air guns come with a heat shield that clips onto the nozzle specifically for heat shrink tubing
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28th Mar 2018 7:11pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Good luck wrapping amalgamating tape around a single, or even a pair of wires of the type used in 12v vehicle electrics
Fine around rigid or semi-rigid pipes of 10mm or more but small flexible wires - you just can't get the tension required to seal/set. |
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29th Mar 2018 7:32am |
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| Tdi4 Member Since: 24 Oct 2014 Location: Houten Posts: 513
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Thnx supa.
Haven’t thought of that.
But still interesting thread. I really like to hear other ways to do things. a defender from 1984 pretending to be a puma with a touch of Range Rover |
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29th Mar 2018 7:46am |
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| ChrisCM Member Since: 10 Jun 2013 Location: Cornwall uk Posts: 572 
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Yep, I agree entirely, I’ve mainly used it for insulating large co-ax feeders into n type or pl259 plugs, it is pretty rigid and about ½ inch in diameter. So still looking for a recommendation for a decent brand of insulation tape. 2010 Defender 110 Station Wagon, Santorini Black. |
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29th Mar 2018 10:27am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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I'd go so far as to say that insulation tape does more harm than good when wrapping vehicle electrics. Fine for sealing some split conduit & using it to help route some single cables but every bit I have ever put on has never kept water out.
I believe the modern heat shrink does a better job. In the back of the garage I have some ex military sticks of sealant. From memory they look and feel like candles & you were meant to melt them into & around the bits to be waterproofed. |
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29th Mar 2018 1:05pm |
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| okami Member Since: 06 Apr 2017 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 90 
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Solder and heatshrink for sure. I've used the all-in-one solder heatshrink splices to great effect as well, but I always put a traditional heatshrink sleeve over them as well.
For bundling/managing wires I use either braided nylon sleeves or tesa tape. The latter obviously only for interior cabling. |
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29th Mar 2018 1:18pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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If you really want a recommendation of a tape brand, I have some Sparks branded tape that's decent enough.
I last got some whilst at uni and I left there in 2011. The leftover stock I've got is still going strong. |
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29th Mar 2018 8:41pm |
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