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Safe to use silicone instead of electrical tape?

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Lutus:

I think those relays are meant to "snap in" to a base unit that can be mounted on DIN rails.  At least all the relays I have ever used were snap in.

And on the base there are screw terminals for the wire connections.

Fozzy The Bear:


--- Quote from: shardian on March 31, 2008, 08:32:20 am ---I was at Harbor freight the other day and I saw a spray can of some interesting stuff. It said on the can that it was basically spray on electrical tape.
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Sort of..... It's not great on mains voltage connections. It's main purpose is for weather proofing electrical connection outdoors. It's great on boats and camper vans and auto electrics, It's also used a lot by telephone engineers and satellite dish installers. But it's not great for 110V or 220V connections because although it provides some insulation, it's not up to the level really needed for high power connections. Great on 12V connections though.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

dstone:

I picked up a jar of 'liquid electrical tape' the other day. It's a pretty thick goo, applies with a brush. Works great when I can 't get the tape in there.



fixedpigs:


--- Quote from: dstone on March 31, 2008, 11:54:50 am ---I picked up a jar of 'liquid electrical tape' the other day. It's a pretty thick goo, applies with a brush. Works great when I can 't get the tape in there.

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how easy is that to 'unwrap' when you want to break the connection...?

dstone:

Never tried. I would assume you would have to just cut out the connection and make up a new one. That's why I always leave plenty of wire. I always use regular electrical tape when I'm dealing with extension cords and such (usually for Christmas lights).

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