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Mountain Pass
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From: Montgomery, TX
Earlier today I was looking through my Waytek Wire paper catalog and found that they carry the striped split loom.
.625", Black w/ Gray Stripe, 100'
As of 1/18/2022, it's $26.84. This is the good stuff that can take temperatures up to 125C/257F. Now for the bad news. The last time that I purchased from Waytek, they penalized me for my small order. I think that they want orders of $40 or more. In addition, their shipping charges have really skyrocketed. I think their minimum shipping charge is now over $20. It was $17.50 the last time I ordered last summer. That's painful when your order with them is $35 and your handful of plastic, Metri-Pack electrical connectors weigh all of 6 oz! I haven't ordered from them since.
Most of their stuff is priced low but they want you to buy in quantity for most items. If you need a lot of electrical supplies, even with their high shipping, you can still come out ahead.
.625", Black w/ Gray Stripe, 100'
As of 1/18/2022, it's $26.84. This is the good stuff that can take temperatures up to 125C/257F. Now for the bad news. The last time that I purchased from Waytek, they penalized me for my small order. I think that they want orders of $40 or more. In addition, their shipping charges have really skyrocketed. I think their minimum shipping charge is now over $20. It was $17.50 the last time I ordered last summer. That's painful when your order with them is $35 and your handful of plastic, Metri-Pack electrical connectors weigh all of 6 oz! I haven't ordered from them since.
Most of their stuff is priced low but they want you to buy in quantity for most items. If you need a lot of electrical supplies, even with their high shipping, you can still come out ahead.
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Earlier today I was looking through my Waytek Wire paper catalog and found that they carry the striped split loom.
.625", Black w/ Gray Stripe, 100'
As of 1/18/2022, it's $26.84. This is the good stuff that can take temperatures up to 125C/257F. Now for the bad news. The last time that I purchased from Waytek, they penalized me for my small order. I think that they want orders of $40 or more. In addition, their shipping charges have really skyrocketed. I think their minimum shipping charge is now over $20. It was $17.50 the last time I ordered last summer. That's painful when your order with them is $35 and your handful of plastic, Metri-Pack electrical connectors weigh all of 6 oz! I haven't ordered from them since.
Most of their stuff is priced low but they want you to buy in quantity for most items. If you need a lot of electrical supplies, even with their high shipping, you can still come out ahead.
.625", Black w/ Gray Stripe, 100'
As of 1/18/2022, it's $26.84. This is the good stuff that can take temperatures up to 125C/257F. Now for the bad news. The last time that I purchased from Waytek, they penalized me for my small order. I think that they want orders of $40 or more. In addition, their shipping charges have really skyrocketed. I think their minimum shipping charge is now over $20. It was $17.50 the last time I ordered last summer. That's painful when your order with them is $35 and your handful of plastic, Metri-Pack electrical connectors weigh all of 6 oz! I haven't ordered from them since.
Most of their stuff is priced low but they want you to buy in quantity for most items. If you need a lot of electrical supplies, even with their high shipping, you can still come out ahead.
Mountain Pass
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From: Montgomery, TX
I'm jealous! Waytek really has some good prices and they carry a tremendous selection of high quality electrical parts; many that are made in the USA.
Mountain Pass
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It's a very good price for that striped loom. It won't go bad sitting in your garage and you'll have it for your next project or your buddy can buy some of it off of you when he's working on his project.
You can probably find some other electrical things that you need to add to your order to help "justify" what Waytek is going to charge you for S&H.
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It's a very good price for that striped loom. It won't go bad sitting in your garage and you'll have it for your next project or your buddy can buy some of it off of you when he's working on his project.
You can probably find some other electrical things that you need to add to your order to help "justify" what Waytek is going to charge you for S&H.
You can probably find some other electrical things that you need to add to your order to help "justify" what Waytek is going to charge you for S&H.
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Our most recent use of 1" wire loom was to run from a flat screen TV mounted on the wall to a sound bar 6" above the TV. I painted the wire loom to match the brick mortar color and ran it from the TV to the sound bar. You cannot even see it is there unless you are looking for it.
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Not that it is any matter to you, (it might ben)
but I buy my wire loom in 50' or 100' bundles and store the excess in my garage attic space in a box. There are always projects that wire loom comes in handy. From wiring up a home entertainment system to installing accessories in a vehicle to adding a circuit in the 5th wheel.
Our most recent use of 1" wire loom was to run from a flat screen TV mounted on the wall to a sound bar 6" above the TV. I painted the wire loom to match the brick mortar color and ran it from the TV to the sound bar. You cannot even see it is there unless you are looking for it.
but I buy my wire loom in 50' or 100' bundles and store the excess in my garage attic space in a box. There are always projects that wire loom comes in handy. From wiring up a home entertainment system to installing accessories in a vehicle to adding a circuit in the 5th wheel.Our most recent use of 1" wire loom was to run from a flat screen TV mounted on the wall to a sound bar 6" above the TV. I painted the wire loom to match the brick mortar color and ran it from the TV to the sound bar. You cannot even see it is there unless you are looking for it.
I'm gonna order my tape for the loom from them as well!
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Oh I'm definitely buying 100' of the 5/8s and 100' of something a bit smaller. Maybe 3/8s for smaller jobs on stuff. And I will definitely find other stuff to but as well. I will use it indoor and outdoor I guarantee it! I did a little tv gaming setup in the past and I ran the wires very cleanly but I didn't have loom so I need to redo it!
I'm gonna order my tape for the loom from them as well!
I'm gonna order my tape for the loom from them as well!
Mountain Pass
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From: Montgomery, TX
By the same token, thick insulation on wires is not necessarily good insulation. Look up TXL (and similar) wire.
Here is another link that quickly describes the difference between TXL, SXL and GXL wire as well as PVC covered, "primary" wire: https://nassaunationalcable.com/blog...-right-for-you
The XL wires are all higher temp wires (125C/257F) like the good, striped split loom tubing.
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Tonight I went out to my 01 F250 PSD, and I noticed my USB charger with temperature and voltage display showed 9.4 volts.
Well I had not run truck since Friday 1/14/22. I also noticed that my fake alarm flashing red light was not on. The little red light I buy has a limited life span guessing 50,000 hours.
So I assumed parasitic draw and possibly faulty red light.
I opened the hood and noticed passenger side battery, positive terminal was heavily corroded. I pulled off the vent caps and noticed the corrosion from positive terminal had seeped into the closest cell ( or seeped out of ) ?.
I had never seen that before in my 46 years of working on my own vehicles.
The reason I am including this info in this post is because I bought and used some battery cleaner, and battery terminal protection spray. I think I bought it at Harbor Freight with a new battery post cleaner.
So I am thinking this protectant spray sealed up around the terminal where normally corrosive gases may slightly seep out?
Well I had not run truck since Friday 1/14/22. I also noticed that my fake alarm flashing red light was not on. The little red light I buy has a limited life span guessing 50,000 hours.
So I assumed parasitic draw and possibly faulty red light.
I opened the hood and noticed passenger side battery, positive terminal was heavily corroded. I pulled off the vent caps and noticed the corrosion from positive terminal had seeped into the closest cell ( or seeped out of ) ?.
I had never seen that before in my 46 years of working on my own vehicles.
The reason I am including this info in this post is because I bought and used some battery cleaner, and battery terminal protection spray. I think I bought it at Harbor Freight with a new battery post cleaner.
So I am thinking this protectant spray sealed up around the terminal where normally corrosive gases may slightly seep out?
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