Wire Identification Methods

Post by **2088 bob** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:50 am

this is my favourite method and it stands up quite well

takotruckin · Post by **takotruckin** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:03 pm

bob, any experience with this?

http://www.delcity.net/delcity/servlet/ ... 368&page=1

Post by **2088 bob** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:45 am

yea Tako about 25 years worth and enough to steer you away from it

You will not be satisfied and it stands up very poorly in a vehicle we use this stuff only to premark our harnesses when we lay out a harness we use these till the harness is completely in place and as we terminate we install the permanent numbers

Post by **2088 bob** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:06 am

there are a shiiit load of wieland wire markers for sale on ebay right now .You will never find them cheaper I normally pay 15 bucks for a roll and I get a super discount from my supplier THIS DEAL IS FRIGGIN SMOKING

So here is the deal contact the guy and buy 0 TO 9 in the 14 gauge size if he has them i will let you guys go first if nobody here says they are buying I am going to take the entire order today for me this is to good a deal to let slip thru my fingers

Also ask if he has any installation tools as well wellhttp://cgi.ebay.com/wire-markers-for-electrical-comp-will-sell-seperately_W0QQitemZ280160823599QQihZ018QQcategoryZ100181QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

takotruckin · Post by **takotruckin** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:25 am

thanks for the heads up, i will see if he has them.

takotruckin · Post by **takotruckin** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:47 pm

hey bob, he only has 0 in 14ga, go ahead, they're all yours

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:59 pm

With a fine marker.. they also can become 8.. 6.. and 9

Tim

We could work up something for the adhesive labels...;. would need some text for them.. guessing they'd be $1 shipped.

Tim

takotruckin · Post by **takotruckin** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:33 pm

thanks for the offer tim, but i think im going to go with the plastic markers bob reccomends

Post by **david58** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:01 am

http://www.riwire.com/

Man have they got some good choices.

Post by **2088 bob** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:57 am

David58bug wrote:http://www.riwire.com/

Man have they got some good choices.

this cloth covered wire may not stand up to well in an offroad environment the colors tend to fade very quickly when exposed to sun light the cloth covered stuff would be a poor choice for our cars its meant more for the period correct restoration crowd

takotruckin · Post by **takotruckin** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:18 am

bob, any hints on labeling wires? do you label every single wire? at both ends? label per wire or circuit?

Post by **2088 bob** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:18 pm

Tako every wire ,both ends ,and then also do a written description of what it does . eg wire 19 comes off of fuse 3 goes to turn signal flasher , wire #20 goes from output of turn signal flasher to the center pin of the turn signal switch , wire #21 goes from the right contact of the turn signal switch to terminal block one where it splits to go to the front and rear right turn signal bulbs and so on and so on word of advice here PATIENCE !

the above is what referred to as a written or verbal schematic which believe it or not the greatest majority of my customers prefer, and ask for,
and why my one color wire system works so well.my shop work is split 75% one color and 25% multi color and now some of the people that ask for multicolor are now also asking for numbers and written schematics for the layman it makes things easier to trouble shoot