Source of many colored wire

[Curtin, Steven D (Steven)]

I second the caution on solid wire.  While at school I used to junk-pick
bunches of the wire they use for telephone closets .  The stuff is great for
protoboards but if heated for soldering becomes brittle and then later
breaks when flexed (for instance when equipment is carried around).   Some
of it is silver-colored and doesn't even solder well.  Stick with stranded
wire for pot connections etc.

Steve C

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Steven Curtin  
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> From: 	Harry Bissell[SMTP:harrybissell at prodigy.net]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, April 18, 2000 11:45 PM
> To: 	adaaxs at erols.com; synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> Subject: 	Re: Source of many colored wire
> 
> Personally I NEVER use solid wire except for vector boards. Always use
> stranded
> for pots jax etc. I use 22ga belden (or similar) have it in a few colors
> (like 5 or
> 6)...
> use black for ground, red for plus, violet for minus, etc...
> 
> Be on the lookout for like 24-26 solid wire with kynar insulation... Its
> used to be
> wire wrap wire... but many places are now chucking it out...  I like it
> FOR vector
> board...
> 
>