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Originally Posted by kamocat
3M says Scotch 33 has a dielectic strength of 1,150 Milivolts.
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Air has a higher dielectric strength than that, and 33 surely exceeds air. Absolutely, positively a typo. Check any of their other tapes.
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Originally Posted by Fletch1373
I've never required a team to wrap it tightly
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Some teams are simply not wrapped too tight...
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Originally Posted by Greg Young
I suspect that spec should be 1,150 volts/mil.
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I am inclined to agree, at least on an order of magnitude.
Electrical Tape: Can be used for marking, mechanical protection, or insulation. Other kinds of tape are better for holding things together. When used for marking, only the color or texture matters, with other mechanical properties only secondary, in that they need to be sufficient for the application (e.g., adhesive doesn't fail). Red, White and Green tape are often used in house and industrial wiring. On robots, Scotch 35 (sold most everywhere) offers several nice colors and good mechanical properties. When used for mechanical protection, color and insulation are usually the unimportant factors, abrasion resistance and adhesion being important. We already discussed insulation.