Colorcoding Wires

RE: Colorcoding Wires

ajcc — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 21:14:39 GMT

The heat shrink solution is really neat! I will steal this idea [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-cd9d6569-ddb7-4075-8d93-a33ea5be1ff7/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

RE: Colorcoding Wires

three-phase — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 20:33:10 GMT

Your update looks to have produced a good result. The OCD in me wants to add a little central black sleeve on the D0 and central brown sleeve on the D11 so that they all follow the same physical pattern!

Kind regards.

RE: Colorcoding Wires

jc2048 — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:04:20 GMT

In case it's of any interest, this is how the logic probe leads on my Tektronix MSO 'scope are labelled - just a little patch of colour. They come out in groups of 8, so there's only need for one colour. It looks like wrap but it doesn't go quite all the way round.

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RE: Colorcoding Wires

Fred27 — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 07:15:17 GMT

Have you tried label printers then can print on heat shrink? I know Brother do some but it might be sized for electricians rather than electronics.

e.g. https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/BRPTE550WVP.html

RE: Colorcoding Wires

roosoft-farnell — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:23:34 GMT

In favour of grey you should have just used black hashing or checker board. It wil look grey from a distance I can gaurantee it.

RE: Colorcoding Wires

three-phase — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 21:35:47 GMT

This is a nice tidy solution. Did the heat shrink have a glue inside? I remember when I have covered laser printed labels with clear sheet in the past, there has been a reaction between the covering and the print that has faded / smeared it.

Kind regards.

RE: Colorcoding Wires

jw0752 — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 04:54:21 GMT

Hi Gene,

I like your process for working towards a solution to this need. I too have looked for the proper colored heat shrink so that it could be used for color coding numbers using the standard resistor number correlation. Thanks for posting your quest.

John