RadioBanter - View Single Post - Electrical "Tie Wraps" Usage Outdoors Question

January 14th 06, 05:25 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:40:44 GMT, (Mark Zenier)
wrote:

In article ,
Robert11 wrote:
Hello:

I expect to put up a simple receive only antenna using a fair number of
"Tie-Wraps" to hold the wire against a few standoffs and supports.

I am not sure, but I guess the HD variety, or T&Betts brand, of Tie-Wraps
are made from Nylon ?
But really not sure.

How well do these generally hold up outdoors ?

Do they become brittle and decompose (a bit) after a while and break ?

Are there better types available ?
etc. ?

I use them a lot in gardening. (They're great for stopping a pinhole leak
in one of those black porous soaker hoses). The white ones, one year or
two summers at the most in not very sunny Seattle. Snap, crumble, crunch.

Black ones, especially if labeled UV resistant (or UV Black), have carbon
black or some other pigment in them and will last longer. The ones I
got two years ago at Fry's seem to be standing up better, but that's
not much of a test.

Mark Zenier
Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com)

Home Depot sells green ones in the Garden section that seem to be
suitable for outdoor use. Light Duty and very cheap.