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===Look for Local Surplus of Wire=== | ===Look for Local Surplus of Wire=== | ||
| − | I found 2000 feet of 22 gauge wire for $15 2024 prices from a local electronics recycler. Wire is one of those things that the wire factories can't stop producing, so there is always a lot around. | + | I found 2000 feet of 22 gauge wire for $15 2024 prices from a local electronics recycler. Wire is one of those things that the wire factories can't stop <s>breeding</s> producing, so there is always a lot around. |
===Wire Wrap=== | ===Wire Wrap=== | ||
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[[File:Wirewrap.png|200px|right]] | [[File:Wirewrap.png|200px|right]] | ||
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/buysellwanted/lfs-cheap-wire-wrap-tool-and-sockets-(uk)/ | https://www.eevblog.com/forum/buysellwanted/lfs-cheap-wire-wrap-tool-and-sockets-(uk)/ | ||
| + | https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/do-people-not-wire-wrap-anymore/ | ||
http://web.archive.org/web/20201027182555/https://jonard.com/sites/default/files/product_files/Data%20Sheet%20-%20Wrap-Strip-Unwrap%20Tool.pdf | http://web.archive.org/web/20201027182555/https://jonard.com/sites/default/files/product_files/Data%20Sheet%20-%20Wrap-Strip-Unwrap%20Tool.pdf | ||
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| + | Compare speed wire to wire wrap. The former is a lot more reasonable, but you will still need an enclosure otherwise wires will get knocked off over time. | ||
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| + | File:Wirewrap2a.jpg|Wire Wrap | ||
| + | File:Speedwire2a.jpg|Speed Wire | ||
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| + | ===Soldering Wire to a Bolt=== | ||
| + | Assuming you match the metals correctly: | ||
| + | https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/how-to-reliably-connect-copper-wire-to-stainless-steel-bolts/msg5446019 | ||
| + | Solder lugs are cheap. I bought a few for a Spot Welder I made. | ||
| + | [[File:Solderlug.JPG|thumb|right|200px]] | ||
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| + | ===IDC Cable Problems=== | ||
| + | https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/high-reliability-ribbon-cables/msg5449421/ - Digikey made cables error. No one bothered to look up the cable (they kept asking: "who makes it?") until the 2nd page, even though info was provided. | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * [[Connectors#Tips.2FTechniques#Measure%20your%20Connectors/Cables]] | ||
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[[Category:online notes]] | [[Category:online notes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:09, 29 April 2024
I love wire. Wire is one of the Modular Electronics.
Tips/Techniques
Buy in Bulk
You will save a lot of money.
Look for Local Surplus of Wire
I found 2000 feet of 22 gauge wire for $15 2024 prices from a local electronics recycler. Wire is one of those things that the wire factories can't stop breeding producing, so there is always a lot around.
Wire Wrap
Not a lot of modern use of wire wrap, but the small gauge wire and the cutters are useful. Pretty much if you build a board with wire wrap, murphy will disconnect/cause oxidation on three wires and you'll never figure out why the board doesn't work.
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/buysellwanted/lfs-cheap-wire-wrap-tool-and-sockets-(uk)/ https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/do-people-not-wire-wrap-anymore/ http://web.archive.org/web/20201027182555/https://jonard.com/sites/default/files/product_files/Data%20Sheet%20-%20Wrap-Strip-Unwrap%20Tool.pdf
Compare speed wire to wire wrap. The former is a lot more reasonable, but you will still need an enclosure otherwise wires will get knocked off over time.
Wire Wrap
Speed Wire
Soldering Wire to a Bolt
Assuming you match the metals correctly: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/how-to-reliably-connect-copper-wire-to-stainless-steel-bolts/msg5446019 Solder lugs are cheap. I bought a few for a Spot Welder I made.
IDC Cable Problems
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/high-reliability-ribbon-cables/msg5449421/ - Digikey made cables error. No one bothered to look up the cable (they kept asking: "who makes it?") until the 2nd page, even though info was provided.
