cable wrap?

Dave Stones · 08-09-2005, 14:22

I'm not sure that this is the best place for it but can't think of anywhere else it would be suitable. Does anyone know of any suppliers for that stuff that binds cables together, it's kinda like fabric and snakeskin... i have no idea what it is called...

you would see it wrapped around wiring looms in a car, and on computer power supplies...

marky · 08-09-2005, 14:24

i think its called cable tidy

http://www.towerman.co.uk/cable_tidy.html

orangebird · 08-09-2005, 14:29

Try here?

bopdude · 08-09-2005, 14:30

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Originally Posted by marky

i think its called cable tidy

http://www.towerman.co.uk/cable_tidy.html

I think its also called spiral wrap, you can buy it at C.E.F. City Electrical Factors, nationwide.

HTH

altis · 08-09-2005, 14:40

This do?

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSea...tt=spiral-wrap

Dave Stones · 08-09-2005, 15:11

the spiral wrap is the closest one. the other ones are just cable tidys, i already have a few around for the mains supplies. this is for all the fiddly little things...

it's like braided fabric... aha

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...SLEEVING%20KIT

like that... only cheaper

Gareth · 08-09-2005, 15:41

You mean like the stuff you get wrapped around the electrical cord of an iron?
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Oh, actually, looking at your link above, it's not what I thought it was at all. That looks kinda plasticy whereas I thought you wanted the woven material type of stuff.

Dave Stones · 08-09-2005, 15:50

that would be it, but wider. Not to worry now anyway, i found a seller on ebay who is selling what i need at 90p a metre

cheaper than maplin and overclock.co.uk

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWN%3AIT&rd=1 << this
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even better, posting today so i will have it tomorrow

the usage for this is for all my audio cabling and the like under my desk, it's a mess but the big plastic JML things are ugly and not really flexible enough...

Dave Stones · 09-09-2005, 10:55

Sorry to bump. Anyway, if anyone has a lot of wiring that they need to organise, i really recommend this stuff, it is so much more flexible and easy to use etc than the spiral wrap and JML wiring. Just to give an idea, my speakers are bi-wired with about 2m of copper to each speaker (that's 4 wires to each speaker). Now, there is only one black snake 1cm wide going to each speaker, instead of copper everywhere. I've also sheathed the mains cords going to the plug extensions, and it already looks neater. In fact, I've just bought another 10 metres and am going to do lots more wiring, goodbye cable monster

handyman · 09-09-2005, 11:09

Pics?

altis · 09-09-2005, 12:36

It's called braided sleeving and a trade name is Rilgaine:
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSea...&Ntk=gensearch

Why not just use 4-core cable

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSea...comSearch=true

Dave Stones · 09-09-2005, 13:07

i use 2 runs of 2-core cable to each speaker

Gale XL189 cable if you must know

it does its job at the moment...

at least i know what it is called now

SMHarman · 12-09-2005, 14:44

It's called cable wrap, you put the cable inside it and point a hairdryer at it.

altis · 12-09-2005, 15:25

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Originally Posted by SMHarman

It's called cable wrap, you put the cable inside it and point a hairdryer at it.

That's heat shrink

pop80_uk · 12-09-2005, 15:27

You can also get it from Ikea for some odd reason, but it is cheap!