[TowerTalk] 3M #35 colored electrical tape

[Mike Gilmer - N2MG]

A year ago or so, I bought several rolls of 3M type 
#35 colored electrical tape from Home Depot.  At the 
time, the only special colors they carried were white, 
red, yellow, blue and green (though the 3M catalog 
showed more).  I bought one of each.

Yesterday, however, I noticed for the first time that 
HD stocked brown, violet and orange #35.  I don't know 
how long they've carried it, or for how long they will 
continue.

Although the #35 is not nearly as good as the #33 (or 
#88) for "structural" taping, I have used #35 to mark 
aluminum tubing and other things left in the weather 
and it holds up pretty well if "stuck to itself" in a 
wrap.  However, once you begin to peel it, you realize 
that it has become rather brittle.  So as a way to 
color-code cables, #35 should be pretty effective.

Mike N2MG

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