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Hi, I always carry a couple of rolls of self amalgamating tape. The tape is made of a rubber type compound and it is quite flexible.
When exposed to heat and/or sunlight the tape will bond or melt to itself, eliminating the overlap joins and becoming very weatherproof. Once this happens you cannot simply unwrap the tape (like electrical tape), you will need to cut it away from the cable and connectors.
This tape is designed for outdoor use, mainly for weatherproofing exposed electrical connections or RF connectors. This is where I have utilised it on a frequent basis over the past years.
*** Important: When using this tape, you need to gently stretch it throughout the whole taping process.
When taping up an inline connection
Ideally you need to be able to start the tape on the wires to the plug in an over lapping spiral pattern, cover the 1st connector, continue the tape past the join of the 2 connectors, cover the 2nd connector and finish on the wires on the otherside.
This is not always possible as you know, especially when you are trying to cover a "bulkhead" type connection.
When taping up a bulkhead connection
Start the tape on the wires to the plug in an over lapping spiral pattern, cover the 1st connector, continue the tape past the join of the 2 connectors and cover the 2nd connector as best as possible.
Where do you find this type of tape???
You can get it from 3M suppliers, Blackwoods, RS Components and some electronics stores. Also any good RF tech or Rigger would keep some.
I havent seen it in a normal hardware store or sparkies electrical store yet.
I hope this helps.
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