Alphacool AlphaCord Sleeve 4mm - 3,3m (10ft) - Electric Blue (45315)

The Alphacool AlphaCord Sleeve 4mm - 3.3m (10ft) - Electric Blue is a 4 mm paracord cable sleeve in Electric Blue, sold as one 3.3 m (10 ft) length. It is made for single sleeved custom cables and needs no heatshrink.

Properties

• Diameter: 4 mm
• Length: 3.3 m (10 ft), 330 cm
• Material: Paracord (550 Type 3)
• Color: Electric Blue
• Pieces in the pack: 1 length

Why paracord

Alphacool calls it the AlphaCord Premium Sleeve and says that, because it is made of Paracord, it is therefore superior to many other sleeving types in many respects. By Alphacool's account it is significantly more opaque than fabric and plastic sleeves, which counts most on tight radii. It is also a more supple sleeve than plastic based options, so the final sleeved cable remains flexible and is easy to train into the desired shape and to lay. The colors are more vibrant and have more "pop" than most sleeving options.

Heatshrinkless cables

This is also a great style of sleeving for heatshrinkless cables, since the usual shrink tubing is not needed. The Ends of the AlphaCord can simply be melted and, with a press of the fingers, secured into place around the crimped connector. Alphacool gives the steps: melt the sleeve at the contact, press it on, tighten it to the other side of the cable, then repeat the process there. After that the sleeve is firmly in place and cannot slip. Overall, that makes it a great sleeving option for cables built one wire at a time.

What a cable needs

Every sleeved wire has two ends to melt, one at each crimped connector. Housings and pins are in our connectors and pins section, and the other sizes are under sleeving. The technical details from Alphacool give the material as Paracord (550 Type 3).

In the box

• 1x 3.3m (10ft) length of Alphacool AlphaCord Premium Sleeving