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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Would electric tape work better, it is black.
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Actually, it comes in a large selection of colors.
Large sizes of electrical wire follows the "Ford Rule" for color choice:
"A customer can have a car painted any color he wants as long as it’s black."*
Which is why "electrical tape" comes in colors, to mark the various all-black wires in a group.
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*Despite what you may find written on the web, the reason for this non-choice was at the time (1909) only black paint had the qualities needed for his production methods (low cost, fast drying).
Although he had begun producing the Model T in other colors in 1908, none of them black.
If you can imagine an objective of reducing the price of a car that cost $800. By the end of production (1925) the price was down to $240.**
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** Twice the average annual income of the typical worker of the time.
** Twice the price of one side-view mirror on my current car.