[hockeyb213]

Easy question but one I am not sure of which is best for. I am building a b22 + s22 but I need suggestions for good hookup cable to use along with it. I want really good stuff but nothing that is going to be crazy crazy.

 

[Lil' Knight]

navship is your good friend

 

[hockeyb213]

I was actually looking at him thanks for the recommendation!

 

[FallenAngel]

Well, it has been answered by amb once - if you believe in cables, use your best, if you don't, use SPC.

But what do I know, my Melos uses solid-core Cardas, my 3-channel Beta22 uses XLO 99.9999% pure copper in Teflon and I'm planning to use Jena for my balanced Beta22

 

[amb]

Quote:

Originally Posted by FallenAngel /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, it has been answered by amb once - if you believe in cables, use your best, if you don't, use SPC.

Actually, I don't even go as far as SPC. How about just some regular 22-24 AWG stranded copper hookup wire for signal, and 18 AWG for power? These are readily available in small spools at electronics components retailers.

 

[elliot42]

I'd recommend the wire from navships, it's not expensive (but more than regular hookup from the local store), but I like it better than plastic coated wire because the coating doesn't melt. That's a plus for me if I wire something up and discover I need to get to a joint under a wire or near one and if it's PVC, I end up touching it, getting crap on my iron and making the wire look not so great.

 

[thrice]

I use silver coated copper stranded Belden from Mouser. Nothing bad has happened yet (at least not because of the wire). Three 100' rolls will run you ~$100 but it will last a good long time for all your projects.

 

[compuryan]

I used 23.5ga Cardas copper wire for signal and some other thicker copper wire for power. But if I could have done it again I might have ordered some kind of silver wire from here:
eBay Store - John's Silver Teflon Wire Shop: New Arrivals, Kapton Wire, 26 AWG
really great prices too

 

[wolf18t]

Quote:

Originally Posted by elliot42 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'd recommend the wire from navships, it's not expensive (but more than regular hookup from the local store), but I like it better than plastic coated wire because the coating doesn't melt. That's a plus for me if I wire something up and discover I need to get to a joint under a wire or near one and if it's PVC, I end up touching it, getting crap on my iron and making the wire look not so great.

x2 for Navships.

I too like teflon insulated wires for the same reason above. The only problem I have is my wire stripper tool doesn't work very well with teflon and I have to rely to my X-acto more often than not.

 

[hockeyb213]

so cable from navships is more then sufficient?
signal: 50' 24 AWG Silver Kapton Teflon Wire White Black Brown - eBay (item 300244436888 end time Jan-19-09 08:03:31 PST)

power 50 feet 20 AWG Silver Teflon Wire Red 19 strands - eBay (item 380095764675 end time Feb-08-09 09:01:20 PST)


?

 

[-=Germania=-]

I would highly recommend using two strands of solid core used for the signal (Personally, I like 20-22 AWG UP-OCC copper combined with 28AWG UP-OCC Silver in cotton). What also works well is the XLO combined with some 22AWG SPC just because the bass is a little lacking in the XLO stuff alone, IMO.

 

[MoodySteve]

navships all the way.

I use his wire for signal wiring for all of my projects.

I just use regular wire for power wiring.

 

[Coreyk78]

I just got 50' of 22awg teflon wire from navships yesterday, Seems like great quality, I'm using it for signal wiring in my Aikido.

 

[sachu]

Bought all my wire from Apexjr.

 

[digger945]

250ft of 20ga. strand, 25ft. each of ten different colors for $20.50 shipped.