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Offline implorTopic starter

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Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« on: November 17, 2019, 08:57:55 am »
I have been looking at Louis repairs video and I want the same type of repair wire for work.

Example:

But i can't find it to save my life.

I do find it at Aliexpress and Ebay (called phone repair wire) but I can't buy from there at work.

enameled wire is also something i have searched for but do not look like it's the same. His looks multi strand(but might not be?)

Places i'm allowed to buy from are mouser, digikey, Elfa.
 

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2019, 09:09:58 am »
Bodge wire
Wirewrap wire
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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2019, 09:17:54 am »

Snipped component legs and copper wire strands from electricals is what I use 99% of the time  :clap:

keeps the rubbish bin low, saves on landfill space,


and keeps the resident cheapskate happy  ;D
 

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2019, 09:22:10 am »
Louis, for the Very Thin Jumpers, uses strands stripped out of LVDS cables (that go from a laptop motherboard to the LCD).
You can also get old IDE Cables from older computers (linking the Harddrive to the Motherboard). Those are handy for use as muliple ribbons, or rip them in pieces for Insulated jumpers. Or Strip even further for indivual strands.

Just grab some faulty 2nd Hand Gear (Monitors, Hifi's Etc), and cut out all the wires you need.
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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2019, 07:55:36 pm »
Bodge wire
Wirewrap wire

I found nothing using those names :(. I know they are called that but it's not a "product name".
 

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2019, 08:07:37 pm »

Snipped component legs and copper wire strands from electricals is what I use 99% of the time  :clap:

keeps the rubbish bin low, saves on landfill space,


and keeps the resident cheapskate happy  ;D

What you are describing is basically what I'm doing today. It's really getto  :-/O.

The problem is that it's not isolated. It needs to be enameled.

This is what I want:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32534264740.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.60ec3cf9TO0IWt&algo_pvid=01d9a06e-f16a-4474-bb44-9ce3d358136f&algo_expid=01d9a06e-f16a-4474-bb44-9ce3d358136f-14&btsid=a0327378-7edf-4fec-b371-8fa202e14c43&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_9,searchweb201603_52

But I can only order stuff from big distributes.

It might be they just don't have this kind of product :(.

 

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2019, 08:18:30 pm »
Louis, for the Very Thin Jumpers, uses strands stripped out of LVDS cables (that go from a laptop motherboard to the LCD).
You can also get old IDE Cables from older computers (linking the Harddrive to the Motherboard). Those are handy for use as muliple ribbons, or rip them in pieces for Insulated jumpers. Or Strip even further for indivual strands.

Just grab some faulty 2nd Hand Gear (Monitors, Hifi's Etc), and cut out all the wires you need.

These work only as a very poor bodge wires.  The insulation is rarely capable of withstanding soldering heat and the wires are usually of sub-standard solderability.

I suggest not to use them for soldering or bodging anything.  They are only good for what they have been designed for: crimped terminations.

//EDIT: I mean ribbon cables.
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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2019, 09:05:52 pm »
Bodge wire
Wirewrap wire

I found nothing using those names :(. I know they are called that but it's not a "product name".
Look for kynar wire.
This is what's used for bodges.
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https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/wire-with-insulation-that-cleanly-solders-through/
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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2019, 09:16:36 pm »
For pcb repair what you want is thin but good, single core, insulated wire: AWG 30 wire wrapping wire. Don't forget to buy the appropriate wire stripper, it's a must! (the blue thingy in the aliexpress ad)

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33014834163.html

Back in the day, the brand you could buy everywhere was OK Industries. Their wire wrapping wires were excellent, the mono core is copper plated with silver, and the insulation is a sort of teflon-ish plastic quite resistant to high temperatures (when soldering it doesn't retract or melt easily). I can't tell/don't know how good or bad the wire in the aliexpress link above is. If you can find the OK Industries one, it's very good.

Edit:
Mouser has got it. See attached .pdf.

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2019, 10:30:52 pm »
I have been looking at Louis repairs video and I want the same type of repair wire for work.

enameled wire is also something i have searched for but do not look like it's the same. His looks multi strand(but might not be?)

Places i'm allowed to buy from are mouser, digikey, Elfa.
Looks like single-strand enameled wire to me. Stuff like the low-temp models here: https://www.digikey.com/en/product-highlight/c/cnc-tech/magnet-wire

 

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2019, 03:23:57 pm »
I have some but cannot remember where I bought it.  Looks like this.
https://tinyurl.com/r2cwnd9
 

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2019, 05:10:16 pm »
Amazon has .1 mm magnet wire all day long.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=.1+mm+magnet+wire&ref=nb_sb_noss
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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2019, 10:47:00 am »
Aliexpress too ;)
 

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2019, 11:02:47 am »
Make sure you get the correct wire where the heat of the iron burns off the enameled coating.

If you get the wrong stuff you will have to scrape off the enamel with a knife or sandpaper before you can solder it.
Which is super annoying.
The stuff you want is sometimes called "Solderable Enamelled Copper"

The wire i get is intended for the roadrunner wiring pen. It's nice stuff and is available in a few colors/sizes

https://www.roadrunnerelectronics.com/epages/BT3782.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT3782/Categories/Wire
https://nz.element14.com/roadrunner/rrp-a-105/wire-0-15mm-assorted-pk-4/dp/5017233
https://nz.element14.com/roadrunner/rrw-a-105/wire-0-19mm-assorted-pk-4/dp/5017245

This is the actual pencil it goes in
https://www.roadrunnerelectronics.com/Wiring-Pencils



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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #14 on: November 19, 2019, 11:06:53 am »
Amazon has .1 mm magnet wire all day long.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=.1+mm+magnet+wire&ref=nb_sb_noss
Aliexpress too ;)
Umm, can’t you guys read before replying? Right in the original post, it says his work will only allow them to order it from: “mouser, digikey, [or] Elfa”.
 

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2019, 11:17:21 am »
Umm, can’t you guys read before replying? Right in the original post, it says his work will only allow them to order it from: “mouser, digikey, [or] Elfa”.

Then i think he is out of luck.
Those companies do not specialist in that sort of wire.
He'll probably find generic transformer/magnet type enameled wire for sale at mouser/digikey/elfa, but not proper solderable enameled wire for rework.
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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2019, 12:32:20 pm »
Umm, can’t you guys read before replying? Right in the original post, it says his work will only allow them to order it from: “mouser, digikey, [or] Elfa”.

Then i think he is out of luck.
Those companies do not specialist in that sort of wire.
He'll probably find generic transformer/magnet type enameled wire for sale at mouser/digikey/elfa, but not proper solderable enameled wire for rework.
I already provided a link to solderable enameled wire on digi-key.
 

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2019, 01:14:01 pm »
hm.. so you did.

That's odd though, i thought the point of all magnet wire was for the enamel to be super resistant to heat.
If it's for electromagnets or transformers or winding into a tight coil the last thing you want is heat causing the insulation to fail.

So i'm surprised to see a product that has intended applications of Transformers, Inductors and Motors also say the words "Solderable without prior removal of the film"

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2019, 01:59:20 pm »
Not all transformers, solenoids, relays, motors, etc. are designed to run hot. Bear in mind that even the solderable one I linked to says it’s rated at “155C class” (which is higher than its standard says it should), and IMHO if your transformer is running at 150C, you’re really pushing things in most designs.

Anyhow, looking at the part numbers, it turns out the “MW-28-C” isn’t a manufacturer part number, but an industry standard. And searching for it, I found the index to the NEMA standard document, which lists a whole bevy of solderable enameled wires: https://www.nema.org/Standards/ComplimentaryDocuments/ANSI_NEMA_MW1000-2016%20CONTENTS-AND-SCOPE.pdf

Knowing the codes to look for should make it a LOT easier to search for such wire!
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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2019, 04:23:07 pm »
...and the insulation is a sort of teflon-ish plastic quite resistant to high temperatures (when soldering it doesn't retract or fuse easily).

The 'Kynar' refers to the insulation, and is a tradename for polyvinylidene fluoride aka PVDF.
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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2019, 04:47:36 pm »
Yep, a fluoropolymer, like teflon.
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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #21 on: November 19, 2019, 08:49:40 pm »
Louis Rossmann uses Remington single-strand enameled copper magnet wire (he sells it on his site if you want to look up the details: https://store.rossmanngroup.com/index.php/soldering-diy/helpful-tools-extras/jumper-wires.html). Note that the he uses very small wire (usually 40 AWG, sometimes 34 AWG) for his work. Be sure to purchase an appropriate size for the current the wire will be carrying.
 

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2019, 09:28:55 pm »
And if you want an alternate supplier of wire etc as used by the iPhone independent repair people, try
https://www.unionrepair.com/wire-and-tape/
 

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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2019, 10:59:23 pm »
If your ordering from Digikey your probably looking for Tinned hook up wire  .Can be either silvered .nickel ed or tinned solid or stranded. I just call it Alpha Wire but of course that is a brand name. 
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Re: Repair wire (what is the real name?)
« Reply #24 on: November 20, 2019, 10:53:51 am »
Louis Rossmann uses Remington single-strand enameled copper magnet wire (he sells it on his site if you want to look up the details: https://store.rossmanngroup.com/index.php/soldering-diy/helpful-tools-extras/jumper-wires.html). Note that the he uses very small wire (usually 40 AWG, sometimes 34 AWG) for his work. Be sure to purchase an appropriate size for the current the wire will be carrying.

The stuff Louis uses needs to be scraped to remove the insulation. You see him scraping at it with the iron tip in videos to get the solder to stick.
With the correct stuff the hot solder will remove the coating effortlessly without any scraping needed.
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