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wire covering???

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I had to open up my wiring to find a short (80-gs850gl), to which i did. But in doing so i had to cut the heavy plastic over they put over the wires most of which fell apart in my hands due to age and heat. :( Now i am ready to tie the wiring back up, but worried about the heat coming from the engine melting the coating on the wires. :roll: what should i wrap them in? Is electrical tape enough? :?:
thanks for you help in pa. Cj
 
You can get 3M tape that you stretch until it goes from black to grey and it will melt itself together over the wiring. I personally detest electrical tape, it falls off and gets all messy. You can also get corogated loom to put around the wiring.

Cheers, Steve
 
I 2th the 3m tape electrical tape will quickly come apart
 
Re: wire covering???

The best thing I have found that is readily available, inexpensive and easy to use is electrical tape (buy the good stuff) and liquid electrical tape. I wrap the wires tightly in two layers of electrical tape and then brush two coats of liquid electrical tape over that. Allow the first coat of liquid to dry before applying the 2nd. It will not unravel, is reasonably resistant to heat and is waterproof (or at least very water resistant) It can be a bit messy to apply, but what the heck. If youre working on a bike, you probably dont care if you get your hands dirty anyway. :-)

For splices or spot repairs, I use heat shrink tubing and seal the ends with liquid electrical tape.

Earl


quote="cjexotic"]I had to open up my wiring to find a short (80-gs850gl), to which i did. But in doing so i had to cut the heavy plastic over they put over the wires most of which fell apart in my hands due to age and heat. :( Now i am ready to tie the wiring back up, but worried about the heat coming from the engine melting the coating on the wires. :roll: what should i wrap them in? Is electrical tape enough? :?:
thanks for you help in pa. Cj[/quote]
 
I re-wrapped several sections of my harness with 3M electrical tape. After 4 years, everything's fine. No un-ravelling, no problems due to engine heat, etc. You do need to wrap it carefully and use the right amount of "pull". Be aware that some brands of tape are cheap and the results will not be as good.
 
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