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    #16
    dip the ends in liquid electrical tape and let cure.
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      #17
      dip the ends in liquid electrical tape and let cure
      Ouch..sounds painful!

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        #18
        ...Schmoo...

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          #19
          Duct tape em!
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            #20
            Duct tape em!
            The wires or the smoo's?

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              #21
              Who needs smoo's when ya got duct tape?
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                #22
                Duct tape conducts electricity
                Last edited by derwood; 08-13-2015, 10:42 PM.
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                  #23
                  Originally posted by bluewool View Post
                  heatshrink. preferably with adhesive 3m style - it rains a lot here.

                  Crimp caps work too

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                    #24
                    Originally posted by derwood View Post
                    Duct tape conducts ekectricity
                    Duct Tape is not conductive; the Aluminum tape (now typically used for ducts and sometimes also called duct tape) is conductive.
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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Octain View Post
                      Duct Tape is not conductive; the Aluminum tape (now typically used for ducts and sometimes also called duct tape) is conductive.
                      wrong again
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                        #26
                        Originally Posted by Octain
                        Duct Tape is not conductive; the Aluminum tape (now typically used for ducts and sometimes also called duct tape) is conductive.

                        Originally posted by derwood View Post
                        wrong again

                        You might want to do a bit more research .

                        The aluminum type of tape is conductive.


                        Standard-type duct tape, in its common composition of a blend of fabric and vinyl, is generally non-conductive.

                        Its possible, and limited, conductivity may depend on the adhesive that is used in the particular brand purchased, but the normal composition does not conduct electricity at household voltages.

                        Duct tape should not be used for electrical repair because it hardens over time or exposure to weather, etc., and it cracks, splits, or unwinds, thus exposing the electrical wiring and connection beneath. It is also flammable, and that also should disqualify it from electrical application.
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                          #27
                          Originally posted by argonsagas View Post
                          You might want to do a bit more research .

                          The aluminum type of tape is conductive.
                          Isn't that what I said?

                          I wouldn't use duct take as an electrical tape. It was clearly a joke.
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