Hi,

Was wondering if anyone has any experience using the "Premium" Thomas &
Betts, Black, "UV-Resistant"
nylon tie wraps out of doors ?

e.g., do they become brittle after a fer years due to very cold temps, or UV
?

Or, do they really hold up well, etc. ?

Thanks,
Bob

On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:21:11 -0400, "Robert11"
wrote:

Hi,

Was wondering if anyone has any experience using the "Premium" Thomas &
Betts, Black, "UV-Resistant"
nylon tie wraps out of doors ?

e.g., do they become brittle after a fer years due to very cold temps, or UV
?

Or, do they really hold up well, etc. ?

Thanks,
Bob

Don't know anything about cold temps but they seem to hold up OK for
bright sunlight. I have my Davis anemometer wire attached to the pole
with them, 8 years this summer, still holding.

David wrote:

Don't know anything about cold temps but they seem to hold up OK for
bright sunlight. I have my Davis anemometer wire attached to the pole
with them, 8 years this summer, still holding.


I'd like to put up one with a computer interface and some graphing
software that shows direction and speed. Any ideas for a reasonably
priced set up?

These measurements would be used to calculate how much total power a
small windmill should be making (but probably isn't)



mike

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 03:34:14 GMT, m II wrote:

David wrote:

Don't know anything about cold temps but they seem to hold up OK for
bright sunlight. I have my Davis anemometer wire attached to the pole
with them, 8 years this summer, still holding.


I'd like to put up one with a computer interface and some graphing
software that shows direction and speed. Any ideas for a reasonably
priced set up?

These measurements would be used to calculate how much total power a
small windmill should be making (but probably isn't)



mike
http://www.davisnet.com/weather/prod...?pnum=06510SER

You ever look at old sixty years old or older,house wireing wrapped with
good old fashioned friction tape? (Note,I did not say plastic tape,that
plastic tape will not hold for five minutes) That good old faishioned
friction tape will hold foever,inside or outside.It waterproofs too.
cuhulin

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3254.bay.webtv.net:

You ever look at old sixty years old or older,house wireing wrapped with
good old fashioned friction tape? (Note,I did not say plastic tape,that
plastic tape will not hold for five minutes) That good old faishioned
friction tape will hold foever,inside or outside.It waterproofs too.
cuhulin



Inside, yes. Outside, the good old adhesive dries out in a few years and
what's left unfurls like an ace bandage in the wind.

Maybe they are OK, but believe t or not, good old electrica tape wrapped
about 5 layers thick can last for 10 years or more as long as you CUT
the end off, not stretch it to break it off.

RM MS wrote:
Maybe they are OK, but believe t or not, good old electrica tape wrapped
about 5 layers thick can last for 10 years or more as long as you CUT
the end off, not stretch it to break it off.

I was always taught to use a good tight wrap of friction tape, and
cover it with a good tight, clean (no fingerprints) wrap of regular
electrical tape. I've seem some of those last a good long time.
Haven't played much with the self-sealing plastic-ish tape they
sell for weathersealing.

--
All relevant people are pertinent.
All rude people are impertinent.
Therefore, no rude people are relevant.
-- Solomon W. Golomb

Sure, you can wrap it snugly for a few layers, but if you pull it to
snap it off, it crinkles up and pulls away from the layer below it. Cut
the tape and seal it down firmly for the last finish.