[ARC5] Silicone Tape

[Mike Everette via ARC5]

There are several brands of self-vulcanizing tape that I know of, sold (and house branded) by wholesale fastener companies like Kar Products, Kimball Midwest, etc.  I would imagine that you could find such a product in automotive stores or better hardware stores.  

Is plain ol' friction tape, aka "monkey tape" no longer available?  I haven't looked for any in a long time.

Scotch 33 "premium service' electrical tape is as good as electrical tape gets.

73

Mike
WA4DLF

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On Mon, 5/12/14, Robert Eleazer <releazer at earthlink.net> wrote:

 Subject: [ARC5] Silicone Tape
 To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
 Date: Monday, May 12, 2014, 9:21 AM
 
 I have been working to replace the
 master switch in my airplane and found that they used
 friction tape to cover where the ring terminals mate to the
 switch.  This was a wise precaution to prevent shorts,
 but I don't have any friction tape, don't know where you
 could buy any, and I am unimpressed with the "electrical
 tape" I have found - it's not very sticky and probably would
 fall off.
  
 I am using heat shrink tubing for the two smaller ring
 terminals (the switch is an AN3023-2 DPST) but for the big
 ones I have not found any of the tubing that is large
 enough.
 
 Do y'all recommend that silicone tape that sticks only to
 itself?  I think I have a small roll of that from Radio
 Shack.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Wayne    
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