Silicone Topcoat Wire - Exists?

[Ginsly]

Is the topcoat you’re talking about the same as “pre-bond”?

Technically, but I’ve gotten “pre-bond” that was tinned but not joined together (looking at you, Small Bear). Unless I see “topcoat” I won’t believe it till I see it!

Is this what you are looking for?

Doesn’t say it’s silicone, unless I’m missing it…

Any particular reason not to use single strand/solid core, @jwin615 already mentioned some.

I’ve had solid break on me, but I’m sure it was my own endless futzing. If it’s all I had I’d use it and be happy. It’s just maybe a little TOO stiff- topcoat stranded is a nice in-between.

 

[masonlewisdiesel]

Teflon/PTFE coated Mil-spec single core silver plated copper baby. M16878/4 type E(UL1213)or type EE(UL1170); avoid type ET as it's super thin wall insulation can be tedious to strip without getting into the wire, at least IMO. It's also so thin, it's easily nicked. I would only use ET for bodge wire. There's a little learning curve in stripping it but once you master that, it's so nice to work with. If I knew you were in the market, I would've sent you a sample. Teflon is nearly as heat resistant as silicon(200+C with SPC) but way tougher, hence the little bit of learning curve in stripping. There's also a spec of ptfe wire that is 7 strand SPC conductor, so it's a little more flexible and crushable but stray strands aren't really an issue.
Theres a few sellers on eBay but I usually go through Apexjr com

Right on the money! Im a diesel technician, worked for peirce fire for a couple years, and everything was tefzel(ETFE) , ptfe wrap, Deutsch connectors. Looks and performs so good! best part is how thin the insulation is! I could go on and on. FEP. TFE, PFA. it all just depends on the application. teflon is the shit!

 

[GAStan]

Right on the money! Im a diesel technician, worked for peirce fire for a couple years, and everything was tefzel(ETFE) , ptfe wrap, Deutsch connectors. Looks and performs so good! best part is how thin the insulation is! I could go on and on. FEP. TFE, PFA. it all just depends on the application. teflon is the shit!

What kind of wire strippers did/do you use?