Thank you for all suggestions, googling them all showed me photos of other tapes which finally led me to what I believe is the tape I am looking for and it is called acetate cloth electrical tape. 3M sells a type called "3M Acetate cloth electrical tape 11" https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b00017295/ which of course is quite expensive as it is 3M and I could only find it in stock in 6.3mm width (1/4"). However I found some other brands at transformer winding companies as it is also used to isolate between winding layers and also on top of the final winding layer. Since I won't be using it as an isolating tape I ordered a cheaper one from eBay (Chinese manufacturer used at a transformer winding company I know - if i just had thought about that first!).
The photo below shows one such tape from Amazon, unfortunately Amazon didn't have a single type of acetate tape in stock right now. [image: 61EC-nUCTSL._SL1500_.jpg] /Martin On Friday 15 December 2023 at 13:43:21 UTC+1 padlernped...@gmail.com wrote: > You might also try searching for “friction tape”. I remember using that > back in the days before PVC, and we also used it to wrap the paddle of our > hockey sticks for better puck control! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 15, 2023, at 3:34 AM, Mark Moulding <urro...@att.net> wrote: > > As Marcin Adamski recommended, I've found Tesa 51608 to work well for > wrapping wiring harnesses. It's available on Amazon > <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XPDVER2/>. > ~~ > Mark > > On Monday, December 11, 2023 at 1:01:26 AM UTC-8 andybiker wrote: > >> Search on Amazon for "car wiring tape" or "car harness tape" >> It's sticky on one side, cloth on the other to stop all those rattles in >> cars! >> good stuff. >> >> On Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 3:36:58 PM UTC Ron Walsh wrote: >> >>> What you describes sounds a lot like wiring harness tape. It is >>> impregnated with an adhesive, but it is not thick like in the pictures. I >>> used it on the wiring on my ancient MGB. >>> >>> ...Semper Fidelis... >>> >>> >>> https://www.amazon.com/Automotive-Harness-Wrapping-Adhesive-Damping/dp/B07Y9VTPTF >>> On Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 10:22:23 AM EST, Adrian Godwin < >>> artg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I remember a type of insulating tape from before PVC and more specialist >>> tapes became common. >>> It was a cloth tape impregnated with a black adhesive somewhat like tar. >>> The adhesive went all through though maybe one side was a bit wetter than >>> the other. The result when wound tightly was quite water resistant water >>> would bead up on it, and there was enough free adhesive that you could >>> smear it over and seal the surface completely. >>> This would have been about 1968 or so. >>> >>> I'm afraid I don't know where to get it but I'd search for cloth tape, >>> cloth tar tape maybe. >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 10, 2023 at 2:21 PM Dekatron42 <martin....@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Pictures below from a new similar type of tape taken from my computer as >>> I didn't have the old equipment available. >>> >>> [image: IMG_7699 - kopia.JPG] >>> >>> [image: IMG_7700 - kopia.JPG] >>> >>> On Sunday 10 December 2023 at 15:02:10 UTC+1 Jeffry Portell wrote: >>> >>> Gaffer's tape usually works well. >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 10, 2023 at 7:44 AM J Forbes <jfor...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Pictures of what you are talking about are always helpful. I can't quite >>> imagine what it might be. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 6:30:39 AM UTC-7 Dekatron42 wrote: >>> >>> I've been trying to find the black woven tape used to tape connectors to >>> each other to keep them connected and it is also use to tape cables down to >>> the casing. >>> >>> I am restoring some old electronics equipment where this tape has been >>> used but the glue used on the tape has dried over the years and the tape >>> has come loose. >>> >>> There are thousands upon thousands of different tapes to be bought at >>> places like Digikey and Mouser but I just don't know where to start and I >>> hope that someone here can point me in the right direction. >>> >>> /Martin >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7c383d2e-a1ec-47d9-af37-7cc758a10338n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7c383d2e-a1ec-47d9-af37-7cc758a10338n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/eb49b93f-98d0-4011-a9b2-14e3d8652ad4n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/eb49b93f-98d0-4011-a9b2-14e3d8652ad4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALiMYrthcT6ddWV2F%2B3mCUUia-K1JZ5__%3DaU%2BPxpgA6Lx8cQJg%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALiMYrthcT6ddWV2F%2B3mCUUia-K1JZ5__%3DaU%2BPxpgA6Lx8cQJg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/17f2158d-683c-4c1f-9277-a2a4290d607dn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/17f2158d-683c-4c1f-9277-a2a4290d607dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. 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