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Offline Ground_LoopTopic starter

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What is this wire sleeve called
« 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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Offline tszaboo

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Re: What is this wire sleeve called
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2021, 12:55:31 pm »
Some call it  "Insulation tube"
 

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Re: What is this wire sleeve called
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2021, 02:10:43 pm »
Found it.  Searched for silicone fiberglass sleeve.
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Offline AlbertL

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Re: What is this wire sleeve called
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2021, 09:10:55 pm »
Back when that radio was built, the industry slang term for the tubing was "spaghetti".
 

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Re: What is this wire sleeve called
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2021, 10:11:57 pm »
At the time of spaghetti tubing, it was often varnished cambric woven fabric.
 

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Re: What is this wire sleeve called
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2021, 03:21:03 am »
I have always known it as spaghetti but Mouser considers it to be tubing.
 

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Re: What is this wire sleeve called
« Reply #6 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!
 


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