UK wire sizes

[Super-Shiny]

I am looking for solid not stranded wire in the following sizes:

20 AWG = 0.8118mm (which i believe is 16/0.2mm)
24 AWG = 0.5106mm (which i believe is 7/0.2mm)

As far as i am aware AWG stands for American wire gauge and SWG stands for Standard wire gauge.

I have no problems finding stranded but for the hell of me i cannot find solid/single core for the above sizes in the UK

All i can find is 22 AWG solid core wire which i believe is 1/0.6mm

Just for info it's for the DNA30 which i have been told it's best to use the recommended sizes if using sub ohms, which i do anyway but with stranded.....just wanna try single core.

[enjay]

0.2mm no bother

www.vape-atomizer-mesh.com/products/Kanthal-A1-Heat-Resistance-Wire.html


But 0.8? No idea, that's verging on fence wire lol


As for the AWG, pffft? I've started just looking at the ohms per metre and going on things like 100mm piece of wire is X amount of ohms which when using my 18 gauge needle is a 12 wind coil.


Why would you need 0.8?

[Super-Shiny]

Mar 4, 2014 13:19:54 GMT enjay said:

0.2mm no bother

www.vape-atomizer-mesh.com/products/Kanthal-A1-Heat-Resistance-Wire.html


But 0.8? No idea, that's verging on fence wire lol


As for the AWG, pffft? I've started just looking at the ohms per metre and going on things like 100mm piece of wire is X amount of ohms which when using my 18 gauge needle is a 12 wind coil.


Why would you need 0.8?

The above post is for electrical wiring on boards not for attys

You made me chuckle though

[norfolkphil]

here you go

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SOLID-CORE-EQUIPMENT-WIRE-1-0-8MM-LIGHTING-BALLAST-13A-/360393866563[/a]

1 amp door bell wire is normally 1/0.5. check this out:

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pro-Power-1-Amp-Bell-Wire-100m-/400567992396

[norfolkphil]

there should have been 2 links in that last post.

Here's the other one for 1/0.8

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SOLID-CORE-EQUIPMENT-WIRE-1-0-8MM-LIGHTING-BALLAST-13A-/360393866563

[meeee]

RS sell 20AWG uk.rs-online.com/web/p/hookup-equipment-wire/3836177/ they may also sell 24AWG but I have not looked.

The 16/0.2 denotes 16 strands of 0.2 wire, so I guess you would want 1/0.5 and 1/0.8


Also just noticed that it looks like cat 5 cable  is 24AWG so just get a length of that.

[Mev]

I can send you a little 0.6 single to try out if you'd like, I must have about a mile of the stuff as I use it on the zapper pcb's.

[bkkkpewsey]

Belden 20 AWG solid tinned copper hookup wire uk.rs-online.com/web/p/hookup-equipment-wire/2509129431/

[colli]

Phone cable, ethernet cable,
after a google search appears to be around 24 awg if it helps have been using them on a few old vamo boards with success

[enjay]

Mar 4, 2014 13:36:57 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Mar 4, 2014 13:19:54 GMT enjay said:

0.2mm no bother

www.vape-atomizer-mesh.com/products/Kanthal-A1-Heat-Resistance-Wire.html


But 0.8? No idea, that's verging on fence wire lol


As for the AWG, pffft? I've started just looking at the ohms per metre and going on things like 100mm piece of wire is X amount of ohms which when using my 18 gauge needle is a 12 wind coil.


Why would you need 0.8?

The above post is for electrical wiring on boards not for attys

You made me chuckle though

I did think it was a bit strange that you of all people was asking about wire lol


See that copper stuff the house is wired with, 2.5 etc, that's solid strands and would be good for jumpers etc, maybe the stuff for sockets, the cooker wire is probably to thick. I've also seen it in multi strands but really thck strands.

I might have some lying about come to think of it, I'll check later and get back to you with sizes if I do.

[Super-Shiny]

It's all ok, found some but ain't gonna pay the price, i don't need that much.

Plus i really only need 20 AWG as i can live with 24 AWG.

[fiddles]

Super-Shiny do you know anywhere that has dna 30 chip in stock ?
I am thinking of trying to make one of these



Just ordered 12 tins of mints from amazon

[Super-Shiny]

fiddles very hard to find the chip, Bargain Vapour had some but all gone, so i just bit the bullet and bought two today from here: www.vapor-freak.de/Evolv-DNA-30D?filter_name=dna

[Mev]

Super-Shiny I just checked the connections on a DNA20 board and the 0.6 single core wire is perfectly fine, forget those silly American wire sizes. lol

[Super-Shiny]

Mar 8, 2014 13:38:43 GMT Mev said:

Super-Shiny I just checked the connections on a DNA20 board and the 0.6 single core wire is perfectly fine, forget those silly American wire sizes. lol

I am fine for the 0.6 (24awg) stranded as i can tin that wire and it still fits the holes, it's the 20 AWG = 0.8118mm (which i believe is 16/0.2mm) i can't tin and put it through the hole, it's hard enough getting it through the hole without any tinning