Topband: Rodent Proof Tape

[K4SAV]

K8MFO wrote: "The tape is laced with CAPSAICIN, a  primary ingredient in 
hot sauce ...."

When I was in Florida I had trouble with rabbits eating my plants.  I 
had some jalapeno peppers that I had left on the plant too long and they 
turned red.  My green jalapenos were real flame throwers and those red 
ones were orders of magnitude hotter.  They put habaneros to shame. They 
were totally uneatable.  I thought I would make some sauce out of them 
and spray it on the things I didn't want the rabbits to eat.  A couple 
of mornings later I went out to get the peppers and noticed there were 3 
or 4 that were half eaten.   So much for that idea.

The only solution I have for wires is to bury them in conduit.  I even 
had problems with direct burial coax after it was first buried.  Coyotes 
would see that the ground had been disturbed and dig up the cables and 
chew them.  Current problem is foxes.  They love duct seal.

Jerry, K4SAV


On 11/13/2015 1:07 PM, K8MFO--- via Topband wrote:
> Those of us who live in the middle of a  forest are used to rodents chewing
> automotive wiring.    Much of  the insulation these days is "soybean
> based",  which appeals to the palates  of many critters.    Apparently the wiring
> on Honda vehicles is  particularly delicious, because the company offers "
> rodent proof tape",   Honda part number 4019-2317.  The tape is laced with
> CAPSAICIN, a  primary ingredient in hot sauce,    There are a number of Honda
> dealers who offer this product on eBay.    The following URL  provides one
> example:
>   
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GENUINE-HONDA-ACURA-RODENT-RAT-MICE-MOUSE-PROOF-
> ELECTRICAL-TAPE-4019-2317-/291601439155?hash=item43e4ccd9b3:g:MKUAAOSwl9BWMR
> zB&vxp=mtr
>   
>   
> The product is a bit PRICEY at $30 for a  20 meter (65 foot) roll, but it
> does seem to work.  I've not had a problem  with hungry rodents since having
> my mechanic use a couple of rolls on my exposed  vehicle wiring.      No
> reason it wouldn't work on  coax, rotor cable, or control lines.
>   
> 73
>   
> Don K8MFO  ... in the woods of  Amish Ohio
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