LX Tape

LX Tape (or Electrical tape) is a self-adhesive tape that can insulate electricity.

In theatre, it is used for both cables and for 'spiking' positions that set, props or actors need to be, so that they are always in the same place. Lighter coloured tape can also be written on, which is useful to add descriptions to faders on Lighting desks and Mixing desks.

There are multiple uses for LX tape with cables, such as:
 * Preventing a coil of cable from unravelling.
 * Attaching a cable to an object, such as a lighting boom
 * Identifying different cables (for example, lengths or where they connect to)

Cable Lengths
Most hire companies use different colour LX tape to indicate the length of cables. Each piece of tape is a length, so the sum of all the values is the length of the cable.