Source of many colored wire

[J.G. Wong]

Thats interesting,  I have 3 spools of that stuff we used to pin out db
25s for our dumb terminals, it was so expensive, now I can't give it
away..  I have been using 21 gauge solid core for nomal hookup and
20something gauge shielded Belden for controls and outputs.  Is this
stuff as good as the other stuff or close. Coincidently I was buying
some wire today and my salesman was cracking at me about the Lucas
Electrical school of hookup.  

G. Wong

Mike Granger 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"