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Hey,
does anybody know what type of black tape was used by Novak for holding their esc's and receivers together?
Thanks.

I believe they used a Black Mylar Tape.

helbnd1 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 13, 2025 10:37 pm Hey,
does anybody know what type of black tape was used by Novak for holding their esc's and receivers together?
Thanks.

It's buried around here somewhere in a thread, but I guess some folks have used the correct width "pin stripe" tape. I guess if you could find that in a black mylar....

Just for looks, I used some 6mm Tamiya masking tape that I colored with a Sharpie.

Thanks everyone,
I thought it might be polyester tape, I will look up mylar tape.

I've found that 1/4" pinstripe tape is very similar.

https://www.autozone.com/decals-and-graphics/pinstriping/p/prostripe-black-1-4in-x-40ft-pinstriping/7342_0_0
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Frankentruck wrote: ↑Sat Jun 14, 2025 8:23 am I've found that 1/4" pinstripe tape is very similar.

https://www.autozone.com/decals-and-graphics/pinstriping/p/prostripe-black-1-4in-x-40ft-pinstriping/7342_0_0
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This, I was going to say Frankentruck told me about the 1/4" pinstriping tape for Novak esc's. I picked some up on the amazon.

Tech tip for Vintage Novak Rx.

To reproduce the black sealing tape around Rx all you need is 6mm Tamiya masking tape and black Sharpie.

Not perfect but looks pretty darn good. I’ve done 2 and extremely satisfied with the results.

Excuse me if this has been covered before

I have used black electrical tape cut into strips.