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Title: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: daveg2000 on April 18, 2005, 03:09:39 pm

Any hints on where to get small wire up a CP?

I am shocked that out local hardware stores
(Home Depot and Menards) dont have anything smaller
than 18awg...

any cheap answers?

Title: Re: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: Paul Olson on April 18, 2005, 03:15:12 pm

I get it at radio shack sometimes.  They have a pack of 22 guage with 3 different colored spools.

Paul

Title: Re: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: Veinman on April 18, 2005, 03:18:53 pm

I saw 123gumby123 selling wire kits on ebay that apparently use Cat 5 wire. Is that a good thing to use? I'm hoping so because the kits were very cheap!

Title: Re: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: Taborious on April 18, 2005, 03:19:27 pm

22 guage is what Cat 5 cable is and you can find that everywhere...

Title: Re: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: Veinman on April 18, 2005, 03:20:25 pm

doh, I don't know my guages. Thanks for the tip! :-X

Title: Re: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: markrvp on April 18, 2005, 03:22:57 pm

Radioshack is good for Black, Green, & Red wire.

Title: Re: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: nostrebor on April 18, 2005, 04:03:36 pm

www.therealbobroberts.com has a kit with 20 colors at 10' lengths each for $12? IIRC. It is stranded 22ga - 10 solids, 10 stripes and "should" wire 2 CPs. He also has .187 QDs and lots of other great stuff!

 I used speaker wire (clear) for my grounds and that left 20 distinct colors for my CP.

Title: Re: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: pointdablame on April 18, 2005, 04:15:54 pm

Quote from: Taborious on April 18, 2005, 03:19:27 pm

22 guage is what Cat 5 cable is and you can find that everywhere...

That's not true.

Cat5 uses 26AWG
Cat5E uses 24AWG
Cat6 uses 23AWG

Title: Re: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: SirPeale on April 18, 2005, 05:15:10 pm

I've got a bunch.  It's on my site.

Link to my site (http://www.pealefamily.net/cgi-bin/closedShop/Item.pl?action=ShowCategory&category=parts)

25' lengths of red and black, stranded 22AWG wire.

Title: Re: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: JODY on April 18, 2005, 07:22:08 pm

Quote from: daveg2000 on April 18, 2005, 03:09:39 pm

Any hints on where to get small wire up a CP?

I am shocked that out local hardware stores
(Home Depot and Menards) dont have anything smaller
than 18awg...

I was shocked too when I was looking.  Wound up buying speaker wire at Sears Hardware.  Think it was something like 5 cents a foot.

Title: Re: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: Veinman on April 18, 2005, 09:15:58 pm

Quote from: Peale on April 18, 2005, 05:15:10 pm

I've got a bunch.  It's on my site.

Link to my site (http://www.pealefamily.net/cgi-bin/closedShop/Item.pl?action=ShowCategory&category=parts)

25' lengths of red and black, stranded 22AWG wire.

Would you say your $14.00 kit contains everything necessary for a 2 player cab? I'm doing a 4 player, so I could just get two. And you have no shipping charges? I didn't add to cart, maybe they come in later.

Title: Re: Cant find wire smaller than 18awg @ hardware stores
Post by: tmasman on April 18, 2005, 09:35:52 pm

100' Red 24GA 7 strand for $6 + shipping...

I've posted a similar deal a few times in the past... I've got tons of this stuff.

The only catch is that I only have red, & it won't come on a spool (just wound up by itself.)

PM or email me if you're interested.

- tmasman