is useing gun tape in place of electrical tape safe?

chiver · Post by **chiver** » Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:57 pm

i ran out of electrical tape but have alot of gun tape, i've been runing one led witth a 1 k resistor and wraped it in gon tape to stop them from touching when i shrink wrap it. am i going to start a fire in the model?

Rogviler · Post by **Rogviler** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:59 am

What is gun tape?

Most tapes will provide electrical insulation. Heck, they used to use a sort of masking tape in older electric guitars (which restorers go to great pains to preserve).

As long as it's sticky and non-metallic I wouldn't worry.

-Rog

mograph · Post by **mograph** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:20 pm

Gun tape seems to be tough duct tape: http://www.sealsactiongear.com/catalog/store/351.htm

chiver · Post by **chiver** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:35 am

T is just like sucky tape, and it comes in many colors, it dosent work well as sucky tape just a heads up, I used it to repair a dryer line and it gives out over time. It may still be called duct tape, I'm in the army up here and it's just what we call it when it's not silver