Date:         Sat, 2 Sep 2006 09:56:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Salicos <Tom@SALICOS.COM>
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From:         Tom Salicos <Tom@SALICOS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Silicone tape was '85 with geysering coolant (Update)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Bawden" <goldfieldgary@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 8:31 AM
Subject: Silicone tape was '85 with geysering coolant (Update)


> Greetings fellow Vanagonauts,
>
> About the tape I used: I've seen it elsewhere, but got
> mine from Duluth Trading; here's a link:
> http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/searchresults/42042.aspx?feature=Product_1
>


Looks like what my company uses to seal sensor connections after soldering,
except ours is orange.  We wrap the (solder) joints tightly and generously
with the stuff.  The heat from our process, which is up to 240 degrees F,
causes it to fuse into a ball.  "Fusing tape" we call it.  It would also be
a wise choice for sealing wire connections under the van.

Assuming it is similar to what we use, there is a plastic separator strip
that peels off and the roll can be easily re-rolled.  So a couple or three
guys could go together and buy a roll and divvy it up.  36 feet is a *lot*
of the stuff.

Tom S