The Meaning of Digits in 3M Tape Model

Although 3M have never stated officially about the meaning of the digits in 3M vinyl electrical tape, we can deduce some of its implication from the tape's retail price:

A single 3M Super 33 electrical Tape: About $5

A single 3M electrical tape 1600: About $1

A single 3M electrical tape 1500: About $0.7

A single 3M electrical tape 1200: About $0.3

Apart from professional grade super 33 tape, the price goes down with the digit number. Thus, we can regard the digits as an approximation of the tape quality level. The higher the digit, the better the tape.

Difference Between 3M Vinyl Electrical Tape 1500 And 1600

Obviously, the 3M vinyl electrical tape 1600 is better than 1500. However, their retail price is also quite close. So which tape should I choose?

The answer is simple. That $0.3 difference in price must mean something. As a matter of fact, the $0.3 enables three advantages for 3M tape 1600 over 1500:

1. Wear-resisting property

This makes 3M tape 1600 more endurable against abrasion than 3M tape 1500.

2. Acid and alkali resistant

This makes 3M tape 1600 more stable than 3M tape 1500 in both high pH and low pH environments.

3. More colors

3M tape 1600 has multiple colors, thus can be used to mark cables.

In a word, the applicable environment of 3M tape 1600 is wider than 1500

Choose from 3M tape According to Your Need

3M Super 33 is an all-purpose tape. This tape is suitable for almost everywhere on the planet. Because of its universality, it is also the most expensive 3M vinyl electrical tape. In many cases, we do not require such good performance for an electrical tape. Therefore, we may choose economy 3M electrical tape 1500 and 3M electrical tape 1600 instead of Super 33 tape.

You may have noticed that we listed 3M tape 1200 in the price chart above. This model is surprisingly cheap even compared with 3M 1500 and 1600. However, 3M tape 1200 is for civil automobile and household use only. The performance of 3M 1200 tape is not enough for some engineering projects. If you are a telecom constructor that needs to build base station, the 3M 1500 is the minimum model you may use.

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