Flexible Wire Protection

[MESDA6]

Our agency has a pool of VHF mobile radios that are signed out by personnel during incidents for use in their POV's. I'm getting ready to wire up new radios using lighter plugs which works fine for us, but am wondering if there are any wire protection products out there now that are more flexible than heat shrink, and not as stiff as wire loom. Ideally, the radio power cords are rolled back up after use and stored in a Go Bag, but neat shrink is about the only thing I can find to add some protection to the radio wiring. Over time and with use, the heat shrink tubing gets kinked. Wire loom is too stiff and not very manageable in long lengths for storage or deployment.


Is there anything else out there that you use? I'm actually thinking about trying to use some rubber vacuum hose as a more flexible wire protector and see how that works. Thoughts?

 

[Squad-6]

2 other options


spiral wire wrap


nylon braid wire wrap

 

[MESDA6]

2 other options

spiral wire wrap


nylon braid wire wrap

Thanks. I will check those out. Have seen the plastic spiral wrap before and wasn't sure how it would hold up. Nylon might be the ticket.....

 

[SlickTop Solutions]

Flexo Sleeving (snake skin), it gets used on most if not all motorcycle wiring that is external of the frame.

 

[MESDA6]

Flexo Sleeving (snake skin), it gets used on most if not all motorcycle wiring that is external of the frame.

Thanks! That looks like something that maybe even our guys can't destroy too quickly.....

 

[SlickTop Solutions]

Thanks! That looks like something that maybe even our guys can't destroy too quickly.....

Harley Davidson uses it on every LEO install they do, and I have yet to do any rework for a rub through issue. Most of my work on HDs has been bulb replacement ot light upgrades from strobe to LED.