Jumpy Guy
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| posted on 12/11/04 at 10:21 AM |
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Loom protection - tape, conduit, spiral wrap???
In the process of finishig my loom, and wondered what any experinces with the various protection methods.
at the moment, it's all just cable ties and insulating tape
Also come SVA time, what needs to be protected, and what constitutes protection?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/11/04 at 11:25 AM |
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I used spiral wrap, but I probably wouldn't do it again.
The favourite seems to be split conduit - easy to fit, easy to add new wires if necessary.
Basically, the SVA man won't like wires that dangle around, rub against anything, have exposed conductors, insufficient separation from hot and
wet bits, and so on. Finally, the neater it looks, the less attention he'll pay to it!
Hope this helps,
David
[Edited on 12/11/04 by David Jenkins]
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colibriman
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| posted on 12/11/04 at 12:06 PM |
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I've got agree with David..I did the same - used spiral wrap, after working on another car I've got to say I much preferred to use split
flexi conduit - it looks much neater too(in my opinion)
HTH
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Hellfire
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| posted on 12/11/04 at 12:30 PM |
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We used tape. Can't see any more wires to be added in future, unless we put electric sunroof in. 
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bob
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| posted on 12/11/04 at 01:04 PM |
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Split convoluted tubing was a favourite,spiral wrap was ok for very short runs like dizzy coil area.
Also self almalgamating tape,looks like insulating tape but only sticks to its reverse side,its the proper loom stuff and not that costly either.
got all my bits from either http://www.premierwiring.co.uk
or http://www.bluebeehive.com
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paulf
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| posted on 13/11/04 at 09:02 PM |
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I used the plain non sticky tape and any wires branching off were sleeved with PVC tube and heatshrink. I bought two reels of the plain tape and
obtained the sleeving from scrap looms that i cut up for wire.
Dont use normal insulating tape as it peels off and turns into a sticky mess after a while.
Paul.
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johnston
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| posted on 14/11/04 at 12:47 PM |
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my mate builds looms for compition cars does his all in heat shrink buys it by the roll looks doggies bits and when usin the fancy thin wall stuff
the thickest part of the loom is usually about the thickness of a pencil and if done properly is fully water proof wires cant rub together.
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 14/11/04 at 07:23 PM |
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I used the escort loom, took out what I didn't want. When wrapping it back up, I used split conduit under the bonnet and the back end but I
reused the original 26 year old black non sticky tape from the loom for between the engine bay and the rear axle.
No problems at SVA time.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 18/11/04 at 06:06 PM |
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FYI, Ikea sell the split convoluted tubing for peanuts. It's sold for tidying up cables from PC hi-fi etc. Available in black and white IIRC
and was about 1" diameter.
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