What width do most people use for isolation motors and general purpose?
Paxton,
I find 1/2" wide to be pretty handy. With HO decoders, it generally takes 2 pieces to insulate the bottom of the board longwise, with a little overlap in the middle. I use this stuff exclusively for insulating and taping down decoders.
Tom
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Thanks. That is what I was thinking. Planning ahead -- hope to make the change to DCC soon.
I actually have 2 sizes, the wider stuff is handy for motor isolation, but I have some 1/4" I used to lay a strip to hold wires or a decoder in place. I use far more of the narrow as most of the locos I put decoders in already have isolated motors. In N scale the 1/2" might be too wide for most things.
--Randy
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#1 is that it's thinner than electrical tape. I find it's also less messy than the gooey black adhesive of electric tape. Plus since it's thinner it is more flexible when working with small wires - electrical tape works great wrappign it around #14 and #12 wires, but it's a little tough to wrap it around #30 - although kaptopn tape isn't the most desireable product for that, either - this is where heat shrink tube is most useful.