Best Electrical Tape
Scotch super 33+ vinyl electrical tape provides flexibility and easy handling for all around performance. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I have also found that this tape lasts for a while on the roll. I've had a roll not be used up for a couple of years and work just as well at the end of the roll as it did in the beginning."
"Very stick and the adhesive does not give out in hot weather."
"Good quality tape."
"It does the job it is supposed to do and doesn't come off like the cheap tape."
"Excellent tape at a good price."
"I used this to cover over a ripped vinyl couch (it sadly went from perfect condition to ripped on the move between walkup apartments; men, this is why you get a third guy to move a couch when your girlfriend asks you to!"
"This is the only electrical tape my husband will use."
"I got this to cover all those electronic lights that are always on: power strips, smoke detectors, etc."
Gardner Bender’s liquid electrical tape is a superior solution for sealing and insulating splices, terminals and various electrical connections and applications. UL and CSA safety listings and ideal for both indoor and outdoor use and under extreme electrical environments including AUTOMOTIVE, MARINE, FARM, RV, INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURE.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I only used it to repair the insulation of a very small area of a small wire (18 AWG, maybe smaller) but it seems to be working well."
"Gets the job done, but the first few applications were a little too thin for all of the movements that earphones experience."
"I needed to cover over black electricians tape for a good finish in a highly visible location on my patio and this fit the bill."
"I would compare the viscosity to pudding or even mayonaise. I used it in conjunction with expandable braided sleevinng and it filled the nooks and crannies no problem."
"Love this stuff for the most part, it fills the gap when electrical tape just won’t work for the application and nether will anything else."
"Basically liquid rubber IMHO, but if you need to remove it for some reason, with some light digging with your fingernail at the end of the application you can pull it off - makes it even better."
"If you hook up your own trailer lights and they don't work, check the ground connection first thing."
"Great liquid electrical tape."
Designed to provide electrical insulation for cable splices up to 600V, this flame-retardant vinyl electrical tape stands up to temperatures ranging from 0 to 221 degrees F (-18 to 105 degrees C). The tape's pressure-sensitive, rubber-resin adhesive and a durable PVC backing provide great protection.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I have also found that this tape lasts for a while on the roll. I've had a roll not be used up for a couple of years and work just as well at the end of the roll as it did in the beginning."
"Very stick and the adhesive does not give out in hot weather."
"Good quality tape."
"It does the job it is supposed to do and doesn't come off like the cheap tape."
"Excellent tape at a good price."
"I used this to cover over a ripped vinyl couch (it sadly went from perfect condition to ripped on the move between walkup apartments; men, this is why you get a third guy to move a couch when your girlfriend asks you to!"
"This is the only electrical tape my husband will use."
"I got this to cover all those electronic lights that are always on: power strips, smoke detectors, etc."
Best Electrical Cable Staples
Size: 3/8 Inch. Fit the following Arrow staple and/or nail guns: T50, T50PBN, T55, T50X, T50HS, Powershot 5700.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Arrived with most of the sleeves of staples broken up in a million pieces which makes loading them in the staple gun next to impossible."
"The fasteners/staples worked well."
"They're staples....they hold things....I can't seem to really hold them accountable for anything else."
"We use these to attach laminated sheets to wooden crates, these are the perfect size."
"Except they fit and were completely intact."
"I wish I knew more about selecting sizes, but I'm using 5/16 to staple 4 mil plastic to my screened porch to keep snow out and the seem to work."
"Tape up the box and sides of the box!"
"The box was open and staples were all inside the envelopes I will never be able to get them all in."
Best Wire Strippers
Manufactured with the needs of the professional tool user in mind, Klein strippers, cutters, and crimpers are designed to get jobs done with precision and quality. The company's product line has broadened to include virtually every major type of hand tool used in construction, electronics, mining and general industry in addition to the electrical and telecommunications fields. Precision machined stripping holes easily remove insulation without damaging the wire.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The hardest part about doing wiring jobs used to be wire stripping."
"CAN'T DO WITH-OUT MR WIRE STRIPPERS-SO NICE TO HAVE WHEN YOUR DOING WIRING ON A CAR OR TRUCKS."
"Just the gold-standard for self-stripping automatic wire strippers."
"Stripping THHN or smaller gauged wires is much easier, no screwing around with a regular pair of strippers."
"This thing is amazing."
"Used these for only 3 projects so far but they work great, can't believe they aren't the standard for wire strippers by now."
"Yeah, costs more than the $7 pair, but when you're doing a larger project (wiring a large barn with lights and outlets, in my case), this tool is just suddenly completely worth the money."
"Why did I wait so long to buy these???!!!"
Best Crimpers
Our professional crimp tool TC-CT68 crimps, strips, and cuts cable for 8 and 6 position modular plugs. 1 YEAR WARRANTY & TOLL-FREE TECH SUPPORT- TRENDnet backs this product with a 1 year manufacturer warranty as well as toll-free tech support.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I then tried just pressing the handles of the tool together one time, and had no further problems or issues with use of this tool and all terminated connections worked perfectly."
"The hardest part for me was getting the 8 individual wires into the cap in the right order, which has nothing to do with the tool itself. In terms of actually using the tool, the printed instructions are useless, but I found this video to be extremely helpful."
"Where as with my old crimp tool, the handles were open so I could wrap the handles around the middle of a long cable and cut it (not necessarily as part of a crimping job). Make sure the part of the cable you want to cut is lined up here with the excess to be cut off fed through the telecom strip blades."
"My IT practice might see me terminating Ethernet cables a few times a year."
"This punch down tool has every bit of quality and performance that rivals the top infamous industry brands at a good price."
"I think this crimper deserves 5 stars because it functions essentially the same as a $40 tool but for less than half that price. The TRENDnet RJ-11/RJ-45 Crimp/Cut/Strip Tool TC-CT68 (Blue) has 4 levels of stop (you can even see the notches) before it depresses all the way and releases."
"This product works!"
"Not anywhere near as well as I expected for a name brand product. I've found a cheaper model that looks identical and works perfectly so this is no longer in my bag."
Best Cable Insertion & Extraction Tools
Kit comes with 1- New design: Retriever, Rolling Magnetic w/Rubber "Bicycle Grip" has 30% more pulling strength! 1- New design: 1 1/4" Round Tapered Bullet Drop Magnet w/Braided Brass Flex 13" Leader* & Fish Eye-Let (fits 3/4" hole) has 25% more magnetic strength & the tapered bullet gives it less drag...1- Pull Chain, 1- Operation Manual, 1- Black Blow Molded Carrying Case, Custom Form Fitting Tool Compartment w/Stowaway Handle & 2 Metal Latches (14" X 11" X 4"). New design: Retriever has 30% more pulling strength!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I thought the same too when I received it because the latches look like old paint that was on it."
"A little pricey but I wont knock a star off."
"The only other negative, is the size of the hole that you have to make to put the magnet on the inside of the wall."
"used this to fish my speaker and video wires along the ceiling."
"Worked exactly as promised and was the primary factor in making my lighting project possible with reasonable effort."
"(DO NOT USE BULLET MAGNET INSIDE DRYWALL WITH METAIL STUDS.)."
"I'm not really a fun of single denominational tools, but in this case that job it does is well worth it."
"The magnets are really strong and work very well together."