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Subject: Wire harness building materials
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2024 19:12:25 -0000 (UTC)
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Summary: Why is spiral cable wrap so expensive?
Keywords: Wiring harness spiral wrap corrugated sleeve
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Went looking for some spiral cable wrap to build a few simple
wiring harnesses. ISTR it was pennies per foot some years ago,
so I expected dimes per foot now.

Turns out it's dollars per foot for the spiral stuff, but slit
corrugated hose is much cheaper, roughly what I expected for spiral.

Anybody have a clue why? The convoluted  material looks a lot
slower to make. I tend to think it's inferior mechanically,
and certainly is bulkier.

Thanks for reading, and any ideas...

bob prohaska