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Old 5th Apr 2014, 12:57 pm   #1
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Default Wire gauge

I like to use single strand wire which is flexible enough for all the different tags and terminals but is ok for most uses in radio.

What gauge would I look for?

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Depends on what current it's got to carry. For transistor work 22 or 20.

Others may suggest higher if it's valve equipment
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Never touch trannies it's for AC/DC DAC90, Ultras Ekco etc. I have tried to buy locally Maplin etc but they have a lousy range too thin and DIY stores too thick.
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Get hold of an electrician and cadge some old bits of cable and strip out. he will probably happily give it to you.
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Or take an old transformer apart?
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Or even buy some on Ebay.
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22 gauge is fine, for higher currents simply twist 3 (or more) together, a reel lasts for ages.
 
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Thanx Merlin that was the answer to the question that I asked
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Default Re: Wire gauge

Depends what you're using it for: as an example, when rewiring heaters on valve radios my standard supply of wire is stripped-out single-core 1.0mm 1.5mm or 2.5mm twin-and-earth building-wiring cable - in blue and brown.

Any friendly domestic electrician will provide offcuts of this - a few-foot length is unusable to them but is just fine for hooking a heater-transformer to a few low-demand valves.

Equally, it's happy to handle 250V so fine for HT-wiring. The bare "earth" core from such cable is great for linking heater-terminals and HT-negatives to earth too.
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