# Sleeve retrofit

**URL:** https://community.openglow.org/t/sleeve-retrofit/933
**Category:** Technical
**Created:** [October 10, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://community.openglow.org/t/sleeve-retrofit/933 "2022-10-10T11:18:55Z")
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### Author: ![macgeek](https://community.openglow.org/user_avatar/community.openglow.org/macgeek/32/367_2.png) [@macgeek](https://community.openglow.org/u/macgeek)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://community.openglow.org/t/sleeve-retrofit/933/1 "2022-10-10T11:18:55Z")

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As a preventative measure from the high voltage defect, i’m sharing my design and procedure for adding a fiberglass sleeve to the wire, – [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082YKWPSL?psc=1&ref=ppx\_yo2ov\_dt\_b\_product\_details](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082YKWPSL?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details)

I picked the 6mm sleeve instead of the 5mm, because you need to slip the sleeve on first and then put the wire in, i tried the 5mm sleeve and it would gather and bunch and clog.

I don’t get into the taking apart the glowforge here, I am hoping most of you can do this part, but if you need guidance please, just ask…

I picked the fiberglass sleeve, because in case it did short out, I wanted something that was fireproof.

Here are the pictures:

 ![IMG_0297](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/0baa9a3ef6cd053bc13b29fa1f814b2b6637bb6e.jpeg)

 ![IMG_0298](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/2126a7431788d2868efb7f61aa736e533821c1ee.jpeg)

 ![IMG_0300](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/16f897bdd54dac1569d8113aeba4fcbba1e971a3.jpeg)

 ![IMG_0301](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/f3000c3540aba92d353a035fea988db850d855ed.jpeg)

 ![IMG_0303](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/dc7acfb3ab0ec0eff9df2e345fd2a46d57ce2ebd.jpeg)

 ![IMG_0304](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/30b678d09e184efd59bacc915fad5bd614426d2b.jpeg)

 ![IMG_0305](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/d81eb65326d5aef39f42cb491a7bd320cdc8590c.jpeg)

 ![IMG_0307](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/6b5b21f07ee7e8222cc2e0a875f0ee28d0d3d714.jpeg)

 ![IMG_0308](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/6d222539c2904ab5478f7312e5d8af9ba81c4048.jpeg)

 ![IMG_0309](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/9df68024dcb2a710830e0a29a927db974fd40fda.jpeg)

 ![IMG_0312](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/d47413703db8051ea6fcd30fef30aef2802c075a.jpeg)

 ![IMG_0314](https://community.openglow.org/uploads/default/original/1X/38bd135a991ce63575fa2eaf93e16db4deac999d.jpeg)

Jonathan