On Wed, 9 Sep 2009, Majdi S. Abbas wrote: > Self-vulcanizing rubber tape is GREAT for splices. However, you > need something to wrap it with to protect the rubber...and there's > where the friction tape comes in. Traditional splices were > self-vulcanizing rubber underneath friction tape for this reason (and > it's the reason they are all still available.)
There is a type of tape used by the Air Force which is based on silicone which has a unique property of not sticking to hands or anything else except itself. I believe you stretch it a little when you're applying it, but once it's been applied, it is a completely single unit and cannot be unwrapped. (I tried.) The unofficial Air Force term for it is "Queer Tape," Times Microwave sells it in their kits for connector sealing. -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR Disinformation Analyst
