[s-cars] Teflon insulated wire

kirbyasmith kirbyasmith at gwi.net
Sat Oct 30 19:36:28 EDT 2004


Because Teflon cold flows, it is important to not pinch the wire 
anywhere.  Wrap it, clamp it, whatever, but do not force it against a 
metal part.

kirby


Trevor Frank wrote:
> Tefzel is a higher temperature Teflon ish material, ETFE as apposed to
> PTFE.  It is also a bit stronger and has higher resistance to creep.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Trevor Frank
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:27 AM
> To: Robert Myers; s-car-list at audifans.com; Quattro list
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Teflon insulated wire
> 
> 
> http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/wc2wire.php
> 
> http://www.wicksaircraft.com/catalog/product_cat.php/subid=1176/index.ht
> ml
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Robert Myers
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 3:53 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com; Quattro list
> Subject: [s-cars] Teflon insulated wire
> 
> 
> Hi Y'all,
> 
> This may seem to be an off-topic post but it really isn't.
> 
> I'm looking for a source of good high temperature wire for rebuilding a
> 
> wiring harness.  Teflon insulation probably is about perfect.  Color
> coded
> 
> 5 or 10 conductor flat ribbon cable would be absolutely perfect but  as
> 
> long as two colors are available (white and black would serve) I can
> 
> improvise.  The wire needs to be at least 20 AWG, 18 would be better,
> and
> 
> stranded rather than solid (for flexibility).  Google didn't help a lot.
> I
> 
> found some Teflon insulated wire but I really don't need two five mile
> 
> rolls of the stuff.  I need perhaps 10 to 12 feet of five conductor
> cable
> 
> or perhaps 50 feet each of two colors.  I'm sure that I'm unlikely to
> find
> 
> a 12 foot length of 5 conductor cable but 50 or 100 feet might be a
> 
> possibility.
> 
> Is anyone aware of a source of such wiring which might be willing to
> sell
> 
> the stuff in smaller quantities?
> 
> 
> Bob
> Random Bushism: "I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate
> what
> 
> I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right."
> George
> 
> W. Bush, Rome, July 22, 2001
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