Date:         Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:11:50 +0300
Reply-To:     Janne Ruohomäki <janne.ruohomaki@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Janne Ruohomäki <janne.ruohomaki@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 11:55 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 03:46 PM 10/5/2009, T Collins wrote:
>> Would it be better to cut the offending wire and put it some new wire? or
>> Would it be appropriate to use electrical tape to cover the exposed area
>
> Electrical tape will get sticky in that hot environment.  "Liquid
> electrical tape" would be better -- it's vinyl in solvent, comes in a
> four-ounce can with a brush inside.  Any marine store should have it,
> likely FLAPS as well.  Vinyl "handle dip" or "liquid rope end/liquid
> whipping/dip-n-whip" are similar but without the brush.  Handle dip
> is probably thicker in <can't think of the word -- texture> and makes
> thicker layers.  But if it's a ground it won't make any difference
> except keeping the wire protected from corrosion and physical damage.

How about self vulcanizing tape, some kind of rubber I assume:
http://www.gandalf.nl/pdf/SVT.pdf

I dont know if this specific product is any good, but just an example.
It says "operating temperature" up to 50C (122F), but I dont know if
it means the vulcanization operation. I would assume that this behaves
better than tape with glue in high temperatures.

I have no personal experience in those liquids actually but I have
dissolved some plastic cups in gasoline and used that as such. Dont
know actually what kind of plastic it was, but it dissolved nicely. I
would assume that my DIY "liquid plastic coating" results in a bit
harder coating and vinyl might be more elastic.