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CJohnston(at)popsound.com
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject: wire tying inside conduit?

Here's a funny question that I've been asking myself this afternoon...  when you run wires inside a conduit (under the rear floors, etc) do you need to tie them up together before you run them through?  you know, with zip ties or wire lacing tape?  Seems like overkill, but i can't help but think about wires flopping around in there.  what say you all?



cj

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pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject: wire tying inside conduit?

Chris Johnston wrote:

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		   Here's a funny question that I've been asking myself this afternoon...  when you run wires inside a conduit (under the rear floors, etc) do you need to tie them up together before you run them through?  you know, with zip ties or wire lacing tape?  Seems like overkill, but i can't help but think about wires flopping around in there.  what say you all?

   

No ties within the conduit.  They won't really flop around ..... and if 
	


they do, you've got more important things to worry about  . 

Lacing up bundles of wires serves to make a neater installation instead 

of looking like someone tossed spaghetti behind the panel  .  It also 

serves to keep the wires from moving around and creating fatigue cracks 

in the wires where the crimped lugs or soldered connections are.  Being 

contained inside a conduit is best looked at like a loose-tied bundle.

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		   cj

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Deems Davis

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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject: wire tying inside conduit?

CJ, I would definitely NOT tie the wires within the conduit. Having just 

gone through the exercise of running additional wires in an already 

'full' conduit, the ties would make installing the new wires difficult 

to impossible.



Deems Davis # 406

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Chris Johnston wrote:

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		   Here's a funny question that I've been asking myself this afternoon...  when you run wires inside a conduit (under the rear floors, etc) do you need to tie them up together before you run them through?  you know, with zip ties or wire lacing tape?  Seems like overkill, but i can't help but think about wires flopping around in there.  what say you all?



 cj

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pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:56 pm Post subject: wire tying inside conduit?

Deems Davis wrote:

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 CJ, I would definitely NOT tie the wires within the conduit. Having 

 just gone through the exercise of running additional wires in an 

 already 'full' conduit, the ties would make installing the new wires 

 difficult to impossible.

And the same for removing one!!!
	


Linn

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 Deems Davis # 406

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 Chris Johnston wrote:

> Here's a funny question that I've been asking myself this 

> afternoon...  when you run wires inside a conduit (under the rear 

> floors, etc) do you need to tie them up together before you run them 

> through?  you know, with zip ties or wire lacing tape?  Seems like 

> overkill, but i can't help but think about wires flopping around in 

> there.  what say you all?

>

> cj

>

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AirMike

Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Posts: 514
Location: Nevada

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject: wire tying inside conduit?

Secure them at the ends with a cushion clamp or a bit of RTV after you put a bit of tension on the wires. The kinks and bends in the conduit will keep the wires from jumping around with a bit of tension on the ends. Like deems said don't look for trouble. 



Also if you are concerned, always add an extra #18-22 wire to provide for any future add-ons.

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