Thomas & Betts UV Resistant Tie Wraps: Any Experiences With For Out Of Door Usage ?

[Robert11]

Hi,

Was wondering if anyone has any experience using the "Premium" Thomas &
Betts, Black, "UV-Resistant"
nylon tie wraps out of doors ?

e.g., do they become brittle after a fer years due to very cold temps, or UV
?

Or, do they really hold up well, etc. ?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[SQLit]

Hi,

Was wondering if anyone has any experience using the "Premium" Thomas &
Betts, Black, "UV-Resistant"
nylon tie wraps out of doors ?

e.g., do they become brittle after a fer years due to very cold temps, or UV
?

Or, do they really hold up well, etc. ?

Thanks,
Bob

I live in Phoenix, they last a couple of seasons.

If your in a temperate region they might be ok.

We use a stainless steel band for outside work, in the desert sun.

 

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It is an absolute no no to cut tie wraps.

I saw a trick used by the Rolm guys. If you hold a razor knife blade
flat against the binder block of a tywrap while you are tensioning it
and then slide the knife it will cut the tywrap off below the surface
when it snaps back.
They really make a tool for this that tensions the tywrap and cuts it
but few people have one

 

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The razor knife technique can be a dangerous practice because many
times tie wraps are used in panels. The possibility of unintentionally
cutting through the insulation of a wire is too great. Sometimes
working in control panels can be a very precarious task. I recall
working in a control panel at a Gathering Center on Alaska's North
Slope where the accidental removal of one wire shut down one half of
the Alaska's North Slope Oil production. As I recall there were two
wires under one terminal and the task required removing one wire while
the other remained in contact. I was new to the crew (and rather
green) and the foreman sort of set me up and I fell for it. In
situations similar to this I would avoid the use of razor knives, and
rely on using the Kleins to twist the ends of the tie wraps off.

Rolm guys are not working in industrial switchgear
If you are really working on that stuff you should buy ther right
tool. They make a real tywrap tensioner and cutter. That insures you
set them to the optimum tightness.