Don't use electrical tape. It will do exactly what you read it will do - break down over time and leave a sticky, hard to clean up mess. Just buy some kapton tape, future you will be much happier with the results.
this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2023
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Kapton is the right answer. Electrical tape would work, it's not going to melt or catch on fire, however, it's not a permanent solution and the only thing it sticks properly to over time is itself. If you used Scotch Super 88 or some other really decent grade of tape it would probably last a very long time, but you're far better off getting some polyamide kapton tape
If toy have some old silicone around, e.g. used for grouting tiles then don't use it!
I learned the hard way that it has an expiration date and doesn't harden after...
@humanplayer2 @dactylmanuform "Doesn't harden" undersells it. IT STICKS TO EVERYTHING AND WILL CONTAMINATE YOUR LIFE!
Haha, so true! Cleaning it off my cardboard prototype, where I'd also used it for cable management... wasn't fun.
