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Electrical Tape – General Use Vinyl

What are the key segments where
our solutions could be applied?
• Light industrial, commercial, maintenance,
repair and operations (MRO)
Who are the right contacts?
• Electrical contractor
• Engineering manager
• Purchasing manager
Why recommend general use over
Typical Applications premium vinyl tape?
• Temporary bundling
• Moderate indoor and weather protected outdoor uses • Basic holding and harnessing
• Color-coding for phase identification, wire marking and safety • Temperature limited applications
• Electrical insulation for wire and cable splices rated up to 600 V Why does 3M win?
• Harnessing and bundling of wires and cables • 3M is the inventor of vinyl electrical tape
• Wire pulling and wire fishing • Our 3M™ Temflex™ Vinyl Electrical Tapes
includes standards approvals that meet
Questions to ask mechanical and electrical requirements in
their class (UL/CSA)
• Tell me about the common electrical failures you experience in your operations. • Our 3M™ Temflex™ Vinyl Electrical Tapes
What are the causes? 165 and 175 provide flame retardancy
• Where do you use electrical tape to provide electrical insulation and/or do wire
harnessing?

Potential objections

• Objection: Color coding tapes fade when installed outdoors.
Response: If this is a concern you need to consider a premium tape. Scotch®
Multi-Colored Vinyl Electrical Tape 35 resists fading when installed outdoors.
• Objection: It’s difficult to handle color coding tapes in extreme applications
because the texture of the tape is rough.
Response: If this is a concern you need to consider a premium tape. Scotch®
Multi-Colored Vinyl Electrical Tape 35 is smooth.

Potential 3M Solutions

3M™ Temflex™ Vinyl 3M™ Temflex™ Vinyl
Electrical Tape 165 Electrical Tape 175
Good quality, multi-purpose High-performance general-purpose
vinyl insulating tape. It has flame-retardant vinyl insulating
great resistance to moisture tape. Performs in applications with
and varying weather conditions. temperatures up to 194°F (90°C).
It is a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) The tape is conformable for cold
tape that is flame-retardant weather application down to 19°F
and conformable. (-7°C).

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