Is 22gage stranded wire acceptable?
2009-02-28 by Argitoth
Hey, I found 22gage stranded wire at radioshack. Is this acceptable if I run out of Paul's wire? Or should I seriously look for 24 gage? -- www.elanhickler.com
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Is 22gage stranded wire acceptable?
Re: [motm] Is 22gage stranded wire acceptable?
2009-02-28 by Paul Schreiber
MOTM kits use 22ga wire. Be careful with the RS wire: make sure it is *tinned*, stranded wire (is silver in color). Do NOT use untinned wire, that is *very difficult* for a beginner to solder. Paul S. ----- Original Message -----
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From: "Argitoth" <argitoth@...> To: <motm@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 8:20 PM Subject: [motm] Is 22gage stranded wire acceptable? > Hey, I found 22gage stranded wire at radioshack. Is this acceptable if > I run out of Paul's wire? Or should I seriously look for 24 gage? > > -- > www.elanhickler.com > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
Re: [motm] Is 22gage stranded wire acceptable?
2009-03-01 by Argitoth
I found some wire for less than $6.00. Why is all the wire over $25 at mouser.com? Does this $6.00 wire suck or something? Or is it good for MOTM projects? Link: http://www.allspectrum.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2756&osCsid=12105adeaef305e814681f65ef00e3d3
RE: [motm] Is 22gage stranded wire acceptable?
2009-03-01 by John L Rice
I'm not sure about that particular brand, it could be fine . . or not. I read some negative reviews of Radio Shack wire that the insulation melted at lower temperatures and shrunk more than was acceptable. I bought some anyway. Yeup, those people were right, it isn't very good wire! Some good stuff I found at a reasonable price at a good dealer is NTE stranded hookup wire from TriState Electronics: https://www.tselectronic.com/nte/wh_wire.html FYI: below is my order from January: Qty. Part No. Unit Price Price Description ----- ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------------------------- 1 8216-100-10 39.60 39.60 RG174/U 50 ohm Transmission and Computer Cable 1 WH26-00-100 7.25 7.25 26 ga. Stranded Black 100ft. Hookup Wire 1 WH26-09-100 7.25 7.25 26 ga. Stranded White 100ft. Hookup Wire -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal $ 54.10 Shipping $ 8.95 Total $ 63.05 John L Rice
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-----Original Message----- From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Argitoth Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:44 AM To: motm@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [motm] Is 22gage stranded wire acceptable? I found some wire for less than $6.00. Why is all the wire over $25 at mouser.com? Does this $6.00 wire suck or something? Or is it good for MOTM projects? Link: http://www.allspectrum.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2756&osCsid=12 105adeaef305e814681f65ef00e3d3 ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [motm] Is 22gage stranded wire acceptable?
2009-03-02 by Argitoth
The wire I found, the Consolidated Wire has a homepage: http://conwire.thomasnet.com/category/hook-up-wire Apparently they have all kinds of wire in all colors, but do they sell to individuals like me? I'll call them monday and find out. On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Tom Farrand <mbedtom@gmail.com> wrote: > Good catch! > > I looked up the specs on the white wire and assumed all were in the same > series. Not so. Yes, the "good" wire, as you stated, is only available in > the three colors. > > Then there is http://www.asapwire.com/ which carries the "good" wire in all > colors and has it on 500' spools. A wee bit more expensive per foot than > All Spectrum but they claim to carry all the colors. But they do not > actually identify the manufacturer of the cable and that makes me a bit > nervous. I think I will hold off on making a mass purchase. > > John Rice reported buying wire from Tristate. Tristate is a business I pass > twice a day. I bought 10 spools of their wire for work, and it is decent > enough wire. But, they want $10 a 100' spool which I think is still too > high. > > Yes, I think I will mull this over a bit before I bite. > > Peace. > Tom Farrand > > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Argitoth <argitoth@...> wrote: >> >> Hey Tom! Be careful about getting the right model of wire. There's the >> UL and the UL1015. UL1015 is the better of the two but only comes in >> red, black, and white. The link goes to UL1015. Here's the parts: >> >> CONWIRE-866-0 (Black) >> CONWIRE-866-2 (Red) >> CONWIRE-866-9 (White) >> >> Here's Consolidated Wire homepage for Hook-up Wire: >> http://conwire.thomasnet.com/category/hook-up-wire? > > -- www.elanhickler.com
Re: [motm] Is 22gage stranded wire acceptable?
2009-03-02 by Richard Brewster
Here's another place I bought wire. I walked into Unicorn Electronics in Johnson City, NY, when I was there visiting a few years ago and got ten 100-foot rolls of 22 gauge hookup wire. (Tip: Buy more black wire than colors.) I like the insulation on this wire. http://www.unicornelex.com/ http://www.unicornelex.com/detail.php?itemno=22-8324& Here's a photo of a module showing this Unicorn wire in use: http://pugix.com/synth/catgirl-synth-pulse-divider/ Richard Brewster Argitoth wrote:
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> The wire I found, the Consolidated Wire has a homepage: > http://conwire.thomasnet.com/category/hook-up-wire > > Apparently they have all kinds of wire in all colors, but do they sell > to individuals like me? I'll call them monday and find out. > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Tom Farrand <mbedtom@...> wrote: > >> Good catch! >> >> I looked up the specs on the white wire and assumed all were in the same >> series. Not so. Yes, the "good" wire, as you stated, is only available in >> the three colors. >> >> Then there is http://www.asapwire.com/ which carries the "good" wire in all >> colors and has it on 500' spools. A wee bit more expensive per foot than >> All Spectrum but they claim to carry all the colors. But they do not >> actually identify the manufacturer of the cable and that makes me a bit >> nervous. I think I will hold off on making a mass purchase. >> >> John Rice reported buying wire from Tristate. Tristate is a business I pass >> twice a day. I bought 10 spools of their wire for work, and it is decent >> enough wire. But, they want $10 a 100' spool which I think is still too >> high. >> >> Yes, I think I will mull this over a bit before I bite. >> >> Peace. >> Tom Farrand >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Argitoth <argitoth@...> wrote: >> >>> Hey Tom! Be careful about getting the right model of wire. There's the >>> UL and the UL1015. UL1015 is the better of the two but only comes in >>> red, black, and white. The link goes to UL1015. Here's the parts: >>> >>> CONWIRE-866-0 (Black) >>> CONWIRE-866-2 (Red) >>> CONWIRE-866-9 (White) >>> >>> Here's Consolidated Wire homepage for Hook-up Wire: >>> http://conwire.thomasnet.com/category/hook-up-wire? >>> >> > > > >
Re: [motm] solid core vs. stranded? was: Is 22gage stranded wire acceptable?
2009-03-02 by p. hendricks
any reason not to use solid core cable? as it's easier to work with, no tinning? I've also seen it use is many commercial modules. -p
Re: [motm] solid core vs. stranded? was: Is 22gage stranded wire acceptable?
2009-03-02 by Paul Schreiber
> any reason not to use solid core cable? as it's easier to work with, no > tinning? I've also seen it use is many commercial modules. - stranded wire is MUCH easier to solder - stranded wire will take 10X the movement that solid wire will. Solid wire is for fixed installations (like in the walls of your house). - it's not a good idea to twist solid wire. Twisted wires have a lot less interference pick-up that individual solid wires Paul S.