hookup wire

[Troy Sheets]

One thing I learned when wiring a front panal to a board is that if you
use solid wire, it gets very hard to move the board around in relation
to the front panal...  30 or some odd solid wires don't flex around
very well at all.  If you use stranded wire, you will easily be able to 
move the board around in relation to the front panal.  Tinning stripped
wire is essential to prevent little copper wires from shorting something
out.  Shielded cable is a good idea, but when doing a massive front panal
it can get to be a big pain.  Used shielded wire where ever you may have
a noise source (like 117V AC, transformers, ect)... otherwise, you should
be fine without shielded cable on standard pot and jack connections.

Just what I have learned from some experience...

-troy

> 
> >Does anyone have a reason why I shouldn't use stranded copper wire (ac
> >wire, split into two separate wires) to hook up pots, switches, etc.?  I
> >think the standard to use would be about 24 gauge tinned, stranded
> >wire.  The ac wire is I think 18 gauge and not tinned.  Is there a
> >strong preference for the tinned wire?
> >
> >just wondering,
> >Jeff
> 
> Jeff, you may get better reesults with shielded cable or unshielded twisted
> pair.  tinning the parts that are exposed.
> 
> luck!
> christo
> 
> 
> 
> 

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