Source of sleeving? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Keith956 · 8th Feb 2020, 4:21 pm

I'm in the process of restoring a DAC10 and am looking for a source of sleeving for some of the component wires. I saw this thread:
https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=35784
and would love to know where to get the sleeving shown in the pic?

kalee20 · 8th Feb 2020, 5:01 pm

It came from Jones Stroud Insulations, Google should find! It's braided glass-fibre sleeving, impregnated with acrylic varnish. Or google Vidaflex.

Silicon · 8th Feb 2020, 6:46 pm

Electrical contractor suppliers often stock heat resistant sleeving.

Is there one near you?

qazxsw123 · 8th Feb 2020, 7:23 pm

try looking for sleeving

http://www.ukinsulations.co.uk/cable...eving/sleeving

David G4EBT · 8th Feb 2020, 8:46 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by kalee20

It came from Jones Stroud Insulations, Google should find! It's braided glass-fibre sleeving, impregnated with acrylic varnish. Or google Vidaflex.

The seller at this link has 1mm bore Vidaflex at £6.73 post free for 5 Metres, (£8.14 for ten Metres). Though they state that it's available in black, red, green, yellow and blue, they only seem to be offering it in black, green and 'weedy green' whatever that is:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vidaflex-94...190751&sr=8-64

Hope that's helpful.

ajgriff · 8th Feb 2020, 9:18 pm

This company seems to sell a wide range of sleeving products including the Vidaflex already mentioned:

https://www.hilltop-products.co.uk/c...sleevings.html

It also lists on eBay as well as Amazon (as highlighted by David) with 1m plus lengths in various colours and diameters. Again, search on Vidaflex.

Alan

Keith956 · 10th Feb 2020, 2:25 pm

Brillant, thank folks! Is 1mm the size to go for? I see the Vidaflex 111 is available in 0.5mm as well.

kalee20 · 10th Feb 2020, 7:07 pm

The components in the photo you put, were sleeved with red 0.5mm sleeving. Does that answer your question?

8th Feb 2020, 4:21 pm	#1
Keith956 Heptode Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 740	Source of sleeving? I'm in the process of restoring a DAC10 and am looking for a source of sleeving for some of the component wires. I saw this thread: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=35784 and would love to know where to get the sleeving shown in the pic?

8th Feb 2020, 5:01 pm	#2
kalee20 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK. Posts: 7,088	Re: Source of sleeving? It came from Jones Stroud Insulations, Google should find! It's braided glass-fibre sleeving, impregnated with acrylic varnish. Or google Vidaflex.

8th Feb 2020, 6:46 pm	#3
Silicon Nonode Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Coulsdon, London, UK. Posts: 2,169	Re: Source of sleeving? Electrical contractor suppliers often stock heat resistant sleeving. Is there one near you?

8th Feb 2020, 7:23 pm	#4
qazxsw123 Triode Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Frinton on Sea, Essex, UK. Posts: 45	Re: Source of sleeving? try looking for sleeving http://www.ukinsulations.co.uk/cable...eving/sleeving

8th Feb 2020, 9:18 pm	#6
ajgriff Nonode Join Date: May 2004 Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 2,587	Re: Source of sleeving? This company seems to sell a wide range of sleeving products including the Vidaflex already mentioned: https://www.hilltop-products.co.uk/c...sleevings.html It also lists on eBay as well as Amazon (as highlighted by David) with 1m plus lengths in various colours and diameters. Again, search on Vidaflex. Alan

10th Feb 2020, 2:25 pm	#7
Keith956 Heptode Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 740	Re: Source of sleeving? Brillant, thank folks! Is 1mm the size to go for? I see the Vidaflex 111 is available in 0.5mm as well.

10th Feb 2020, 7:07 pm	#8
kalee20 Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK. Posts: 7,088	Re: Source of sleeving? The components in the photo you put, were sleeved with red 0.5mm sleeving. Does that answer your question?