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Australian supplier for 22 AWG tinned solid core breadboard hookup wire
IconicPCB:
Hookup wire = insulated wire?
Although to be fair many years ago ( may be half a century ago ) HP used to wire their equipment with insulated multi strand wire which was initially tinned ( soldered) into a stiff effectively single conductor.
Lovely wire to work with , have never found a source of it.
tautech:
https://www.jaycar.co.nz/economy-breadboard-jumper-kit-5-colours/p/WH3032
https://www.jaycar.co.nz/jumper-lead-mixed-pack-100-pieces/p/WC6027
https://www.jaycar.co.nz/150mm-plug-to-plug-jumper-leads-40-piece/p/WC6024
tooki:
--- Quote from: beanflying on December 27, 2019, 06:59:18 am ---If 30AWG would do then plated Kynar wire wrap wire is easy to get locally. Rockby, Alltronics, Jaycar etc all carry it and some in pre cut lengths.
https://www.rockby.com.au/SearchresSql_12.cfm?Searchkey=wire+wrap
--- End quote ---
30AWG is much too thin for breadboard use. It doesn't have enough stiffness to be inserted into a loose breadboard, never mind a stiff one. :/ 22 and 24AWG are what I recommend. I also suggest (with all component leads, not just wire!) to snip them on a bias to make a sharp point. Makes insertion MUCH easier. (Also, with TO-220 components, use flat pliers to twist the bottom of the pins 90˚ to make them parallel to the contact strips. This also makes them MUCH easier to insert and prevents damage to the breadboard.)
TheGeologist:
Thanks for the ideas and insights everyone.
I've ordered a pack of wire from AliExpress with relatively quick shipping (times not guaranteed!) and will report back when I receive it.
For the time being I've got miles of old CAT6 cable and at a pinch I can use this, but it sure doesn't work as well as the jumper kits where the pre-cut lengths are suitable. Endless jumper and Dupont wires already on hand, but many connections - particularly on projects that are going to be set up on the breadboard for a while - gets messy really fast and I struggle to see what is what.
Enjoy your new years wherever you may be! ;D
tooki:
Solid Ethernet cable, especially the thicker varieties, works decently. Invest in a good wire stripper with a depth stop to make forming jumpers a lot easier.
FYI, it turns out I actually have a box of Striveday stranded cable that somebody gave me, and it seems like perfectly good quality to me, so I’d predict their solid wire will also be satisfactory.
This whole discussion reminds me that I really need to a) visit my friends in Los Angeles again, and b) go to Apex Electronics again while there — they sell tons of surplus military wire by the pound, making it a great deal. (Teflon and Tefzel insulated wire is extremely expensive otherwise.)
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