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Title: What is this wire sleeve called
Post by: Ground_Loop on October 06, 2021, 12:49:56 pm

I'm working on an old Philco radio and need to replace several caps. I will need wire sleeves as shown below, but don't know the official name to search on. I keep getting results for braided sleeve or heat shrink. What is the proper name for this stuff?

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Title: Re: What is this wire sleeve called
Post by: tszaboo on October 06, 2021, 12:55:31 pm

Some call it  "Insulation tube"

Title: Re: What is this wire sleeve called
Post by: Ground_Loop on October 06, 2021, 02:10:43 pm

Found it.  Searched for silicone fiberglass sleeve.

Title: Re: What is this wire sleeve called
Post by: AlbertL on October 06, 2021, 09:10:55 pm

Back when that radio was built, the industry slang term for the tubing was "spaghetti".

Title: Re: What is this wire sleeve called
Post by: TimFox on October 06, 2021, 10:11:57 pm

At the time of spaghetti tubing, it was often varnished cambric woven fabric.

Title: Re: What is this wire sleeve called
Post by: David Hess on October 07, 2021, 03:21:03 am

I have always known it as spaghetti but Mouser considers it to be tubing.

Title: Re: What is this wire sleeve called
Post by: AlbertL on October 07, 2021, 10:27:17 pm

Yes, it's important to put spaghetti on the leads of the condenser that's filtering out the 60 CPS ripple!