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2. Electrical tape - Wikipedia

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   Electrical tape, standard black. Electrical tape (or insulating tape) is a type of pressure-sensitive tape used to insulate electrical wires and other materials that conduct electricity. It can be made of many plastics but PVC (polyvinyl chloride, "vinyl") is the most popular, as it stretches well and gives effective and long-lasting insulation.

3. Kapton - Wikipedia

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   Kapton tape (yellow) used to insulate the leads of a battery cell in a bluetooth headset. Due to its large range of temperature stability and its electrical isolation ability, Kapton tape is usually used in electronic manufacturing as an insulation and protection layer on electrostatic-sensitive and fragile components.

4. Chatterton's compound - Wikipedia

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   It was available in round black sticks of about 3/4 inch diameter which responded to heat from a spirit lamp. It was known to telegraph technicians as 'chats'. In France, the normal black PVC electrical insulating tape is often referred to as chatterton.

5. Knob-and-tube wiring - Wikipedia

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   The conduit methods were known to be of better quality, but cost significantly more than K&T. [2] In 1909, flexible armored cable cost about twice as much as K&T, and conduit cost about three times the price of K&T. [6] Knob and tube wiring persisted since it allowed owners to wire a building for electricity at lower cost.

6. Self-amalgamating tape - Wikipedia

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   Self-amalgamating tape is a non-tacky silicone rubber tape that when stretched and wrapped around cables, electrical joints, hoses, and pipes combines or unites itself into a strong, seamless, rubbery, waterproof, and electrically insulating layer.

7. Duct tape - Wikipedia

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   Wheel fender extension to keep down lunar dust improvised using duct tape during the Apollo 17 mission. The first material called "duck tape" was long strips of plain non-adhesive cotton duck cloth used in making shoes stronger, for decoration on clothing, and for wrapping steel cables or electrical conductors to protect them from corrosion or wear. [4]