I love the idea of heat shrink labels. Is there a size of tubing where
it will fit over a terminated CAT5 when unshrunk, but still shrink onto
the CAT5?
A simple short term solution for you, Forrest, is put clear packaging
tape over the label. The packing tape holds so well you don't even need
a real label....you can just use strips of paper. The tape always ends
up with a wrinkle in it, but it never comes off.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 9/3/2017 2:13:00 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Wire label labelmaker recommendation
This.
Dymo Rhino and the Brother industrial (PZ? I can't remember) both have
rugged labels that will stand up to sun, oil, chemicals, etc. Vinyl,
cloth, a whole range of colors and sizes.
They also have printable heat shrink labels.
On Sep 2, 2017 7:25 PM, "George Skorup" <[email protected]>
wrote:
I use a Dymo Rhino 5200 and 3/4" black on white industrial vinyl tape.
The 5200 has presets for wire and cable, patch panels, breaker panels,
etc. I've had the vinyl outdoors on 'Pipes and 'Boxes with a "GPS"
label for years. None of them have came off yet. They've stayed on
cables in outdoor cabinets that get a little on the warm side. I've
pulled some off and transferred to another cable and they re-stick
just fine.
We have several of this kit:
https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-RHINO-Label-Maker-1756589/dp/B002M1HKLC/
<https://www.amazon.com/Industrial-RHINO-Label-Maker-1756589/dp/B002M1HKLC/>
On 9/2/2017 7:01 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote:
I've been using a brother "TZ" labelmaker for quite a while. Works
great on flat surfaces.
Recently, I've been needing to label wires for the test system - I'm
finding that the TZ tape likes to peel. I'm going to get a brand new
roll of the cable&wire flexible id tape, in case I got a bad one or
mistakenly used the wrong tape for some of these labels. But... I'm
pretty convinced that this is more related to the fact that these
cables are inserted/removed regularly and as such the label+cable is
subject to being flexed. With the plastic tape being not as flexible
as the cable, this is causing enough 'strain' on the adhesive for it
to release.
I've been curious about the brady and other similar labelers.
Unfortunately I don't know what label is going on these cables at
build time so for the most part I'm going to have to stick with some
sort of adhesive label (unless there is another option other than a
heatshrink tube). The fact that brady has cloth labels makes me
wonder if this would work better...
What does everyone use, and what experience have you had with the
labels?
BTW, many of these cables are CAT5 sized. Some are bigger/smaller
though...
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