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brian23:
I used stranded for the LEDs and the 20/22 gage black wire was solid and the red wire was stranded. I think I got 75 to 90 ft of it for cheap from RadioShack.

SithMaster:
was that combo (the red stranded and black solid) only for the leds?  i went to radioshack today and purchased for 5.14 (includes tax) 100ft hookup wire 22 gauge but its solid.

which (solid or stranded) did you use for the two microswitches?

thanks
brian23:
Yep, the Y-adapter was for the LEDs.

As far as stranded vs solid, I don't think you will notice a difference and either should be fine.
SithMaster:
thanks.
brian23:
Yea, Home Depot seems like a better deal also. RadioShack disappointed me when I was looking at their QDs also. Not enough for the price.

One thing I did find is that the COM lead on the microswitches are larger than the NO, and NC. I'm not sure on the exact size of the QDs for the COM. .250 was too big and .187 was too small. I ended up going to Target and using their red QDs for 16 gage wire. Those had the best fit on the COM leads. They are $3.99 for about 16 I think.

Whether they are insulated should not matter. Use your discretion.


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