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| fixit7:
Is 26 gauge hookup wire ok for my circuit board ? I am using PCB boards. I think the holes are the standard width apart. |
| MarkF:
Sure. I even use down to 30AWG solid wire-wrapping wire for low current signal connections. For example: https://www.amazon.com/YXQ-Breadboard-B-30-1000-Plated-Wrapping/dp/B015L1HVQS/ref=sr_1_17?crid=RV599SW72NHD&keywords=30+awg+wire+wrap&qid=1559853742&s=gateway&sprefix=30+awf+wire%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-17 |
| DDunfield:
Depends on what your circuit board is doing... If it's jellybean low level signalling etc., it's probably more than enough. If it's driving the primary side of a high power inverter ... probably not so much. Wire size suitability depends on the current being carried. Dave |
| fixit7:
--- Quote from: MarkF on June 06, 2019, 08:41:37 pm ---Sure. I even use down to 30AWG solid wire-wrapping wire for low current signal connections. For example: https://www.amazon.com/YXQ-Breadboard-B-30-1000-Plated-Wrapping/dp/B015L1HVQS/ref=sr_1_17?crid=RV599SW72NHD&keywords=30+awg+wire+wrap&qid=1559853742&s=gateway&sprefix=30+awf+wire%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-17 --- End quote --- I read where wire wrapping has some advantages over solder. Though corrosion and dirt could be introduced. Does it work in IC chips too? |
| MarkF:
--- Quote from: fixit7 on June 06, 2019, 09:32:59 pm --- --- Quote from: MarkF on June 06, 2019, 08:41:37 pm ---Sure. I even use down to 30AWG solid wire-wrapping wire for low current signal connections. For example: https://www.amazon.com/YXQ-Breadboard-B-30-1000-Plated-Wrapping/dp/B015L1HVQS/ref=sr_1_17?crid=RV599SW72NHD&keywords=30+awg+wire+wrap&qid=1559853742&s=gateway&sprefix=30+awf+wire%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-17 --- End quote --- I read where wire wrapping has some advantages over solder. Though corrosion and dirt could be introduced. Does it work in IC chips too? --- End quote --- You mean actual wire-wrapping or just using the wire as hookup wire to solder? I use it for both. Just because I have the wire. The WW sockets themselves are getting hard to find and expensive. Wire-wrapping use to be used all the time before PCB were available. The company I worked for at the time wire-wrapped almost everything. Large racks (2x3 ft panels with six in a rack). Edit- I believe you had to have between 4 to 6 turns per post for a reliable connection. At least that's what I aim for. It's been years since I've seen it used commercially. It was just as secure as soldering. |
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