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I, for one, would have no problem getting a loop of wire in my kit and take
it upon myself to cut, strip and tin them as needed.

Do the twisted pairs have a critical spec (twists/inch)? That might be a bit
too sloppy for hand twisting.

I know here in Cleveland there's probably a lot of people/students right now
that would jump at the opportunity to make a few bucks doing low-skill
piecework.

-Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul
Schreiber
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 2:22 PM
To: MOTM List
Subject: [motm] Wire a big deal?


> I'm missing something Paul. What's the big deal about wire? I know I'm
> missing something cause I can get wire all over the place.
>

Call those same people up and ask for the price of 300pcs of:

a) 6" of RG-174 stripped and tinned
b) 6" long of 22ga red/black twisted wire, stripped and tinned


I'll be lunch that even if they quote, the price is MORE than my 32-bit DSP 
used in the Euro modules. For a PIECE OF WIRE.

When is the last time a piece of high volume electronics gear had even *1* 
wire in it? It's all flex cables, ribbon cables, SATA serial cables or NO 
CABLES at all.

So, the old-fashioned "wiring harness" manufacturers are drying up faster 
than the floppy disc salesmen. They only people using discrete wiring are in

vehicles, military and high-end industrial doo-dads.

I might have to try China. There is no one locally that even *wants* to mess

with my piddle-assed wire requirements. I sent out like 5 RFQs and got only 
1 bid back and it was laughable.

Paul S.



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