Steampunk wiring - wiring color

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo

Sorry, but not at all secific enough. Why, and what colors would you spray over other colors?

And then, remember the whole point of color coding - so that people KNOW what voltage/polarity/signal the wire is carrying. If your spray paint obscures or miselads people as to what is going on, my advice is DON'T DO IT, even if it is legal under the letter of the game manual.

This might be going a bit too cautious. Any color of loom applied makes it difficult to do a wire trace, but have not generally been illegal. Often those get kudos for such a neat wiring job. I suspect that loom/wrap will continue to not be illegal.

A couple of words of caution:
If you paint the loom, make sure you find a flexible enough paint. Otherwise it will tend to chip and flake. I have seen this a lot on harnesses outside of robotics. While it looks cool initially, the flaking of paint can make it look trashy later on.

Use wire labels or indicators to help trace your wires if you are using wiring loom. This can also help if you make a wiring diagram which will get you browny points towards things like Quality award.