[150945] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: cable markers for marine environments
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Richardson)
Thu Mar 8 17:02:29 2012
In-Reply-To: <196F580D-359A-4BFA-9EE9-C54FDE463F70@orthanc.ca>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 14:01:36 -0800
From: Jim Richardson <weaselkeeper@gmail.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ca> wrote:
> I have a couple of wiring projects coming up on salt water-going vessels =
and I'm curious as to people's experiences with different types of cable ma=
rking products in a high-humidity / salt air / bilge environment
>
> None of the markers will be directly exposed to the outside elements, but=
quite a bit will be running below decks and will have to put up with the b=
ilge. =A0Anyone have any horror stories to share?
>
> My preference is for a direct printing system rather than stock card mark=
ers.
>
> --lyndon
>
>
I have had good results with printed labels covered in clear
heatshrink. Awkward, time consuming, and generally annoying, but
works, and lasts. Keep the label short, print big, and use marine
(glue lined) heatshrink for best waterproofing. The regular stuff can
allow seepage and mould growth under the heatshrink in extreme cases.
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