Hook up Wire

[colonelkernel8]

Ordering some DIY stuff right now!!! For general purposes, what would you recommend in terms of:

-gauge
-stranded or solid
-brands
-places to buy

 

[colonelkernel8]

Oh. its gotta be teflon dialectric too.

 

[threepointone]

http://tangentsoft.net/audio/new-diyer.html

 

[snowball_rx-7]

i just use spare canare starquad.

 

[mb3k]

22 or 24 AWG, Stranded (for flexibility), silver w/teflon insulation, from Ebay (seller: NavShips)

 

[hYdrociTy]

I use 21gauge auric hookup wire that you can get from partsconnexion. They also have 28gauge solid core copper with unbleached cotton tube which I like to use from input jacks to board, and from board to output jack. All other places get the auric wire..

and x2 on the stranded 24awg spc from navships. Ive been using that for most of my external cables but they should fare very well as hookup too.

 

[colonelkernel8]

What kind of dialectric does the Auric wire have? Does it get "melty" and shrink away from the soldering iron?

 

[colonelkernel8]

Well, I guess it is too late now, I ordered that Kimber Kable TCSS 19 gauge stranded. Oh well. Its only hook up wire...

I'll keep navships in mind for next time, I have him favorited in eBay.

 

[hYdrociTy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by colonelkernel8 /img/forum/go_quote.gif What kind of dialectric does the Auric wire have? Does it get "melty" and shrink away from the soldering iron?

this is why i absolutely love auric wire:

"The insulation is high quality cross linked polyethylene. The cross linked polyethylene insulation resists shrinking when soldered and has excellent dielectric properties, close to Teflon"

 

[colonelkernel8]

awesome, I read that it had the cross linked polyethylene, but I didn't see the description of its properties, awesome.

From wikipedia:
PEX is the common name for cross-linked high-density polyethylene. PEX is formed into tubing, and is used predominantly in hydronic radiant heating systems. It is also used for natural gas and offshore oil applications, chemical transportation, and transportation of sewage and slurries. Recently, it has become a viable alternative to PVC/CPVC or copper pipe for use as residential water pipes.

 

[cotdt]

a major step above teflon would be liquid teflon. the dielectric properties of liquid teflon are twice as good as that of teflon. i would buy bare silver-plated copper wire and make my own from liquid teflon.

 

[colonelkernel8]

Cross Linked Polyethylene for use as a dielectric has a patent:

United States Patent 5256482

A cross-linked polyethylene insulated cable which is prepared by extrusion coating a polyethylene composition on a conductor, the polyethylene composition comprising polyethylene, more than 10% to less than 30% by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate (hereinafter referred to as VA) content of about 28% to about 33% by weight, the EVA having an average particle diameter of less than 1.7 .mu.m (average of maximum 5 values), and an organic peroxide, and thereafter cross-linking the thus coated polyethylene composition.

 

[threEchelon]

I bought some 20AWG solid SPC from navships. 'Tis good stuff for hookup wire.