[Elecraft] What kind of hook-up wire does Elecraft use?

[Lou Mecseri]

Thank you, real good information. We need more info such as this.

73, Lou KE1F

On 5/2/2021 21:33, Chris Waldrup wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I use the  M22759 series for everything I build both at my home shop and lab at work, a large defense related company.
> It's inexpensive and Teflon insulation.
> I bought 2000 ft of #18 last week for work and it's right at 12 cents a foot. It doesn't melt when you solder to it and is easy to work with.
> The 22 AWG  I normally buy is 3 cents a foot.
> We buy from Wiremasters south of Nashville in Columbia TN.
> $50 minimum order but no minimum on wire lengths. So you could buy as many feet of each gauge and color as you would like.
> Normally for home use I buy a thousand feet of a size/color at a time.
> When I started my work was buying the wire from Digi-Key and it was $60 for 100 ft spool. They no longer do and didn't know about other supplier.
> I can connect anyone interested with the rep there I use.
>
> Chris
> KD4PBJ
> Monteagle TN
>
>
>> On May 2, 2021, at 16:09, Mark Goldberg <marklgoldberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> If you want the best, super easy to solder and strip, there is M16878/4.
>> M16878/5 or M16878/6 Silver plated stranded Copper wire with Teflon
>> insulation. It is very expensive and I can't see where to buy small
>> quantities except on eBay where it may be sketchy. /4 is probably most
>> typical 600V insulated. I got some off spool ends and you may find it at
>> Hamfests if someone is doing surplus stuff. It does not dry out and lose
>> plasticisers like PVC, so it is good even if it is old.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Mark
>> W7MLG
>>
>>
>>> On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 10:19 AM David Haines <dhaines at bates.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> My son has been having trouble with the quality of hook-up wire he's
>>> able to buy for his projects.  There's clearly a difference in vendors.
>>>
>>> I'm sure Elecraft uses the best.  Any help here?
>>>
>>> david
>>> KC1DNY
>>> in the woods of Maine
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