Shielding / Sleeving / Tubing

[HommeMarrBuckley]

Hello


Sorry, if this sounds kind of dumb but I wasn't sure what to search.  I am running some leads from caps,resistors, etc and I noticed on a lot of other builds that guys will cover/insulate them with cloth, tubing etc. if they have long runs.  I can't believe that they're just stripping from excess wire that they already have so wasn't sure if there was something you could buy in general to cover over bare leads/wire.  Im aware of heat shrink but was thinking of some other tubing/cloth.


Im guessing as well, if build is arranged correctly, there isn't a need for this because everthing will kept short but I am not in that boat right now.


Thanks

[shooter]

If you're gonna "fly" leads around in the chassis then they should be insulated.  I cut the component lead short, solder my wire to it then shrink-tube that connection.

[sluckey]

Old folks called it spaghetti. Teflon tubing is more modern and much better. Everybody should have several sizes. 22AWG is what I use mostly.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Feet-Alpha-Wire-TFT-200-PTFE-Teflon-Spaghetti-Tubing-18-22-24-26-or-28-AWG-/261756244801?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item3cf1e35341

Here's a pic showing some I used on a recent project. Look at the two pots next to the input jack in this pic (upper right)...

     http://home.comcast.net/~seluckey/amps/6v6plexi/P-6V6_05_big.jpg

[HotBluePlates]

...  I can't believe that they're just stripping from excess wire that they already have ...

Sometimes I use solid-core wire I have on hand for buss-wire duty. In such cases, I wind up with a lot of excess insulation sitting around. If I'm inclined to insulate a component lead, I do just re-use the otherwise waste insulation.

But Sluckey is right that the old stuff is called "spaghetti" and that you can buy tubing of various materials for the purpose.

[HommeMarrBuckley]

Old folks called it spaghetti. Teflon tubing is more modern and much better. Everybody should have several sizes. 22AWG is what I use mostly.

That's exactly what I was looking for/thinking about.


Thank you.

[Ken Moon]

Another useful product is teflon/tefzel/ptfe spriral wrap. Look on eBay or in closeout bins of aircraft websites like AircraftSpruce.com.

This stuff lets you pop out a wire from a bundle at any spot, nice for pot wiring.

[kagliostro]

Steve, please, can you post also a photo of the other side of that amp ?

Thanks

Franco

[sluckey]

Steve, please, can you post also a photo of the other side of that amp ?

I thought you had seen that. Here ya go...

     http://home.comcast.net/~seluckey/amps/6v6plexi/6v6plexi.htm

[kagliostro]

I miss it, I've seen only images of the inside (or I didn't remember I've seen and this will be more serious  )

Many Thanks Steve

Franco