Source of many colored wire

[Scott Gravenhorst]

A recent trip to a local electronics salvage yard revealed spool upon
spool of what appeared to be brand new wire.  As well as a towering
*wall* of used o-scopes (all in unknown condition).

Mike Granger <mgranger at greenville.infi.net> wrote:
>My method for getting a decent number of colors of hookup wire is to get my
>hands on leftover portions of rolls of multi conductor cable. I managed to get
>lots of surplus 9 and 12 conductor 22 gauge cable that used to be in our
>building for serial computer cable applications. I spend some of my spare time
>stripping the outer vinyl jackets off, and I use the 9 or 12 different colors
>for my projects. It works for me.
>
>KA4HJH wrote:
>
>> >I've done harness wiring in studios before, and I'd use the resistor color
>> >code to decide which wires were which channel.  Works about as well as any
>> >other method.
>>
>> This reminds me of a perennial problem: finding muliti-colored wire
>> at a decent price. Years ago a friend who worked for a telephone
>> system company gave me a huge ball of leftover wire that has lasted
>> me until now. Unfortunately it's almost gone, and I don't see as many
>> colors in the Mouser catalog. It would be nice to have at least 8-10
>> colors in both solid and stranded, but unless you're buying huge
>> spools the price is prohibitive.
>>
>> Writing FAQ's is a good idea, any way we could start a co-op for
>> stuff like this?
>>
>> --
>> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
>> "The Mac Doctor"
>
>

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