[DaleHCook]

I have a half dozen sets that are waiting to be rewired and I find taking tons of photos really helps plus marking wires too.

I have a set of ScotchCode wire marker numeral tapes in the ten numerals in the shop. I seldom use them on antique radios because, when rewiring a chassis, I replace one wire at a time (just as I replace one cap or other component at a time). Replacing one wire at a time makes it easier to get the dress correct.

I use the ScotchCode numeral tapes a lot more in the field, and carry three sets in the Explorer for field use. If I have to replace a wire in a broadcast transmitter those are always numbered (generally with three digits). Some of those transmitters are nearly 6 feet wide in three cabinets. Tracing a wire without a number is insane in a large transmitter that has hundreds of numbered wires, so I always number the replacements. I also use them when building new studios and create documentation to match. There I am mostly installing cables, but in a facility like the one I built last year with five studios, a rack room, and a utility room, numbering cables (with three digits) with documentation is critical.