Barry wrote:

I just make some paper labels using my word processor program, and print
them on
my laser printer. I wrap them around the wire, and slip a piece of clear
heat
shrink tubing over the label.

Note, pick a font that is readable on the size wire you are labeling.

-Chuck Harris

I'm wondering about the lifespan of paper labels. I suppose the laser print
will not fade as easily as color jet print, but I'm thinking the label
itself doesn't hold up well over time. Perhaps sealing it under shrink
tubing helps with this. I was hoping to find someone who makes these in
some sort of plastic, teflon, etc. The one I replace on this R390A is
probably over 30 years old and still very clear.

I have plenty of laser printed documents that are well older than 20 years,
and they are as clear and crisp as the day they were printed. The toner is
a fused plastic/carbon compound. It will not fade in your lifetime. Paper
can be had in all varieties and grades. Even if you buy the cheapest copier
paper it will last for your lifetime under a piece of clear heat shrink tubing.

I have delivered labels made this way to the US Army on equipment I have built
for them.

-Chuck Harris