Best tape/wire for wiring
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Best tape/wire for wiring Who sells the best tape and wire for rewiring a harness? I've used the stuff @ autozone and it doesn't seem to like the temps, gets hard and cracks very easily. Any other options?
Take a look at this site. They have the correct wire for your project....
The good automotive wire has a cross linked poly jacket, and is available w/ various jacket wall sizes. The cheapo wire is just that, cheapo, and not worth messing with.
For tape, we use the stretch type, self sealing. Common electrical tape is not the right tape, as it will become sticky when hot, and lose the glue. This makes for a nasty mess.
Shrink sleeving is also a method we use to enclose wire bundles...
www.waytekwire.com
The good automotive wire has a cross linked poly jacket, and is available w/ various jacket wall sizes. The cheapo wire is just that, cheapo, and not worth messing with.
For tape, we use the stretch type, self sealing. Common electrical tape is not the right tape, as it will become sticky when hot, and lose the glue. This makes for a nasty mess.
Shrink sleeving is also a method we use to enclose wire bundles...
www.waytekwire.com
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Originally Posted by Old Geezer
Take a look at this site. They have the correct wire for your project....
The good automotive wire has a cross linked poly jacket, and is available w/ various jacket wall sizes. The cheapo wire is just that, cheapo, and not worth messing with.
For tape, we use the stretch type, self sealing. Common electrical tape is not the right tape, as it will become sticky when hot, and lose the glue. This makes for a nasty mess.
Shrink sleeving is also a method we use to enclose wire bundles...
www.waytekwire.com
The good automotive wire has a cross linked poly jacket, and is available w/ various jacket wall sizes. The cheapo wire is just that, cheapo, and not worth messing with.
For tape, we use the stretch type, self sealing. Common electrical tape is not the right tape, as it will become sticky when hot, and lose the glue. This makes for a nasty mess.
Shrink sleeving is also a method we use to enclose wire bundles...
www.waytekwire.com
...I buy all my wire and loom from them... very high quality goods. 
I try to avoid using tape and always solder then cover with heat shrink tubbing. You can get double wall heatshrink with hot glue inside. This will provide a thick and watertight seal. For wire as mentioned before use only the cross-linked poly. All of this is best ordered for a supplier online, you won't find it at most stores.
I used www.delcity.net
I used www.delcity.net
