tube/cord for small wires

pevweb · Nov 18, 2020

trying to figure out how to take a length of about 4' of 5 individual cables (small 12v cables) and put them into a rubber tube or something so that they aren't loose. I would essentially like a flexible tube kind of like the same material you would have in a long extension cord. I could take an extension cord, gut it and then put my cables in but I would rather not waste an existing cord. ideas?

Harald Kapp · Nov 18, 2020

Silicone or PVC hose readily available online on different marketplaces, by different vendors in different diameters, lengths and colors.
Or look up "flexible cable conduit" - specially designed for this purpose. Usually easier to insert and remove cables from these than from a hose.

pevweb · Nov 18, 2020

Harald Kapp said:

Silicone or PVC hose readily available online on different marketplaces, by different vendors in different diameters, lengths and colors.
Or look up "flexible cable conduit" - specially designed for this purpose. Usually easier to insert and remove cables from these than from a hose.
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thanks....everything I'm finding seems fairly rigid (compared to a regular extension). the bulk seems to be that corrugated tubing which is rather stiff. I think I'll just steal 4-5 feet from one of my extensions

Externet · Nov 18, 2020

Already made for wiring a household thermostat, or for telephone wiring if thinner awg22 works,

Or stuffed vinyl hose as for fish tank available in many diametres at the hardware store; or a section of defunct garden hose...

Cat4 ----> https://networkencyclopedia.com/category-4-cabling/

pevweb · Nov 18, 2020

Externet said:

Already made for wiring a household thermostat, or for telephone wiring if thinner awg22 works,
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Or stuffed vinyl hose as for fish tank available in many diametres at the hardware store; or a section of defunct garden hose...
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thermostat wire seems to be what I should have gone with! it's a fraction of the price and already has sheathing on.. I'll go get a few meters!
any limitations to that cable? other than it's just rated for 12 volts

Externet · Nov 18, 2020

The AWG rating will tell the current capability. In stranded cable version will be much more flexible than in solid wire version.

Bluejets · Nov 19, 2020

pevweb said:

thermostat wire seems to be what I should have gone with! it's a fraction of the price and already has sheathing on.. I'll go get a few meters!
any limitations to that cable? other than it's just rated for 12 volts
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Also cabling used for alarm systems....insulation rated more than likely at no more than about 24v.
Current rated as above.#6

Harald Kapp · Nov 19, 2020

Externet said:

In stranded cable version will be much more flexible than in solid wire version.
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Also much more reliable as the risk of a broken cable is so much lower with stranded wire.

tube/cord for small wires

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