Quote Originally Posted by NTFDAY View Post
If you used regular old black electricians tape to cover the ammeter lugs take a small wire tie and put it over the tape end. That will insure that the tape can't unravel.
With black electrical tape, if you tug the tape to break it and "finish" the connection, it will in time unravel. The memory in the plastic will pull the end back.

To do the job right, cut the tape with a razor ( or scissors ) to finish or end the connection.