In message <[email protected]>, Stan W1LE writes:
>Actually it is "duct" tape. No it is not. Duct tape is made to stay stuck and tight on ventilation ducts in a wide range of temperatures and humidities, it is not meant to come off again, ever, and if you try, it will leave a sticky band of adhesive on the substrate. Secondary characteristics is that it is nonedible for any insect or rodent and I belive: non-flammable. Gaffer's tape is meant to stay in comparatively benign environmentals, but only until you want it to come off again, at which time a gentle but firm pull at the right angle will make it peel off, taking with it all the adhesive material. Gaffers tape will generally not work near or below the freezing point, som variants are tolerant of high temperatures (for spot-lights etc). If you hold down cables with duct tape during a production in a building which is a national heritage site, you will never be allowed through the door again. If you use gaffer's tape, they will have no reason for complaint. And yes, it's much more expensive. Poul-Henning -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 [email protected] | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
