Made in England electrical tape

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I ran out of vinyl electrical tape and did not want to waste fuel to go purchase another roll. Found a black roll purchased years ago (2007 on the box) I thought was defective because it was not sticky. It was labeled "waterproof cold shrink tape".
Did an internet search to find it worked without being sticky, just stretch it some as you wrap and it soon springs back tight against itself.
The only problem I found was at the terminstion of my wrap, I used a zip tie at the final wrap, not knowing how to finish it off correctly.
Was pleasantly surprised to find it was not made in China. I wonder why the US supports a communist country economically but I suppose that question is answered by the universal word "money". The real question is who is getting rich from such business dealings? A subject that could be beaten to death in political forum.
Anyway, I'm glad I found I could use my old roll of tape.
 
Sounds like harness tape. Sticks by stretch bond only. Easy on and when it comes off no sticky residue!
 
Well call that stuff "F4 Tape"

Tie off the ends with wax string. That's how we do it in aviation.
 
I stopped using that sticky crap years ago once I found "Scotch" Linerless tape.:

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You gently stretch it and wrap as you go. Once wrapped the tape tries to shrink back to it original shape and ends up sticking pretty damn tight against the wiring even though there's NO GLUE or STICKY surface on the tape. The very last wrap has to stretched carefully then wrapped good so that it stays in place. I used to hate unwrapping (old electrical tape) my wiring to splice, repair or add another wire to the bundle because it makes everything (including your fingers) sticky as hell. Then everything you touch gets sticky!!! I buy 5 rolls of the Linerless tape at a time at Home Depot. I'll never buy electrical tape again. I even you it on my house electrical.
And if you don't think this Linerless tape doesn't bond in place just leave it on your wires for a few days and try to get it off!!! That stuff bonds to itself. I've learned that the easiest way to get it off is to use a sharp razor blade to split the tape (parallel) to the wire. It's really amazing how well this (non sticky) tape adheres to itself and to wiring.

Treblig
 
I use that non stick tape, and what i do at the end to terminate it is cut it, heat it up with a lighter at rhe end, and press it against itself. It wont unravel
 
Telephone splice sealing collar tape. stretch it out and lay it down on itself in a wrap. Non sticky but it does adhere to itself. And of course, its free to me all day long......;-)
 
friction tape is what you borrow from your neighbor and not return...ie the friction

friction tape is typically the old adhesive impregnated cloth tape...
 
bigaadams said:
friction tape is what you borrow from your neighbor and not return...ie the friction

friction tape is typically the old adhesive impregnated cloth tape...
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The friction tape I use is definitely not cloth tape. it more like elastic rubber that stretches and sticks as you wrap the wire bundle.

Treblig
 
I think I am familiar with the tape you are using...it is very nice stuff..has a cellophane sheet between the surfaces when on the roll....you unwrap it, stretch it a bit as you use it...it self sticks very well....used this in avionics as vinyl tape was not in our supply system. The definition I gave was from Wiki and very much the definition of the stuff I grew up with as friction tape...the vinyl stuff was commonly known as electrical tape. Tomato/tomoto, either spelling makes for a better sandwich
 
DDodger said:
Old school friction tape was for sure "cloth."
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Yep, when I was a kid and had to fix something on my motorcycle and couldn't find electrical tape I used that stuff because my Dad always had it around.
 
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