Best Tape For Wrapping Harness?

[steve murdoch]

I have used 3M Scotch 70 for patching and almost full wrap with zero problems.
It is pricey and grey in colour but i like that it is thick and offers a bit of cushioning.

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/EMDCI/Home/Products/Catalog/~/Scotch-70-Self-Fusing-Silicone-Rubber-Electrical-Tape-1-in-x-30-ft-25-mm-x-9-1-m-24-per-carton?N=4294958243+5427538&Nr=AND%28hrcy_id%3AMTBZ14PP88gs_KSBFCM2BZ4_N2RL3FHWVK_GPD0K8BC31gv%29&rt=d

[Nessism]

I have used 3M Scotch 70 for patching and almost full wrap with zero problems.
It is pricey and grey in colour but i like that it is thick and offers a bit of cushioning.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...BC31gv%29&rt=d

In searching around the web there are a number of people that like that stuff. It's soft and sort of spongy yes?

[rustybronco]

I had planned on using EE301 vinyl plastic electrical wrap with 33+ on the ends to keep the vinyl from unraveling. I think I'll pick up a couple of rolls of that EE201 instead.

[bbjumper]

Commonly used in aviation and lasts forever.

http://www.amazon.com/CS-Hyde-Temperature-Fiberglass-Silicone/dp/B000REGUBM/ref=sr_1_3?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1399340373&sr=1-3&keywords=high+temp+tape

[Nessism]

I had planned on using EE301 vinyl plastic electrical wrap with 33+ on the ends to keep the vinyl from unraveling. I think I'll pick up a couple of rolls of that EE201 instead.

I bought three rolls Dale. Don't buy one just yet...

[steve murdoch]

In searching around the web there are a number of people that like that stuff. It's soft and sort of spongy yes?

That's the stuff.
I bought it for the Honda S90 harness and the grey colour is a match.
Usually available on E-Bay for about $15.00 for 30' roll.

[TooManyToys]

I feel like I'm reading an oil thread.

www.egitape.com/portals/0/Automotive_Industrial.pdf

[posplayr]

I feel like I'm reading an oil thread.

www.egitape.com/portals/0/Automotive_Industrial.pdf

When this is done we'll start debating whether to solder or not.

[TooManyToys]

Well, let's get started.

I prefer Quad Eutectic solder even with a crimp.

[posplayr]

Well, let's get started.

I prefer Quad Eutectic solder even with a crimp.

Well this might be a little personal but do you really need to rinse flux off the soldered crimp before applying heat shrink? Well who is going to know?

[JTGS850GL]

Well this might be a little personal but do you really need to rinse flux off the soldered crimp before applying heat shrink? Well who is going to know?

I know you were being sarcastic but it is an interesting issue. I see no need to remove if using pure rosin core solder. When I worked for OKI, and the Feds were stepping in on reducing chloride cleaning agents. We simply went to a no clean rosin flux. The boards looked bad but had no service issues long term. Testing the boards with contact probes was a real B!T@H though. This was in a cellular phone design and production environment.

As a side note though, it does depend a little on the specific flux being used since some are hygroscopic and some can be mildly reactivated over time which could result in corrosion problems. Not sure I would like to have my joints corroding over time.

Along the same lines, I'm just curious as to the opinions on weather to solder at all. A properly performed crimp is air tight and should provide good long term connections without the need to solder.