candyflipper7
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Post by candyflipper7 on Jan 3, 2013 10:25:40 GMT -5
Hi~ I am having a heck of a time trying to find multi colored wire for my project. I have everything laid out and noticed that mini toggles looks like a 22 gauge job. Is it ok to use Breadboard Rainbow Colored wire? I think it may be copper tinned. Is this sort of wire good for wiring up mini toggles? www.ebay.com/itm/36050346233265X Mixed Color Male to Male Solderless Flexible Breadboard Jump Cable Wires HOT I am hoping I can use this stuff and just cut off the connectors on the ends and trim to size.
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Post by JohnH on Jan 3, 2013 14:37:49 GMT -5
You can use almost any wire that works for you physically in a guitar - thickness makes no difference, and solid or flexible is your choice. though anything that gets pushed around is better as flexible.
So that wire is fine if it works for you, and I see it costs very little
The only proviso is that there are certain longer runs of wire that, if they are outside of a screened cavity, are worth having as some type of shielded audio wire. I'm thinking particulatly the wires that go up and down the body cavity to the main switch on a Les Paul, and also to a lesser extent, the wire from the volume pot to the jack on a Strat. cheers John
John
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candyflipper7
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Post by candyflipper7 on Jan 3, 2013 17:58:38 GMT -5
Thanks John! I will use vintage cloth covered for the volume pot to output jack. Thanks so much.
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Post by JFrankParnell on Jan 7, 2013 10:44:29 GMT -5
By shielded, I'm pretty sure he means wrapped in foil (and then cloth or vinyl), not wrapped in just in cloth as the vintage wires are (although there is probly shielded 'vintage' wire).
For the unshielded parts (within the shielded cavity) I get old printer cables down at the thrift store for next to nothing. They are packed with maybe 20 wires in a rainbow of colors.
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candyflipper7
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Post by candyflipper7 on Jan 7, 2013 11:25:12 GMT -5
By shielded, I'm pretty sure he means wrapped in foil (and then cloth or vinyl), not wrapped in just in cloth as the vintage wires are (although there is probly shielded 'vintage' wire). For the unshielded parts (within the shielded cavity) I get old printer cables down at the thrift store for next to nothing. They are packed with maybe 20 wires in a rainbow of colors. I have been looking for those (Printer Cables) Rainbow Ribbon Wire as suggested to me by modder 4real. I even went to the local PC repair shop and thought he'd have some "OLD STUFF" laying around. I want to use them on mini toggles(6 to be exact) So order some Breadboard wire. Will that accomplish the same thing? It's kinda new to me and I want to use the right stuff since it is my first solder job. I am shielding The swimming pool and pot cavities with copper tape. There is going to be alot going on in there and I want to eliminate any chances of noise coming out of there.
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Post by newey on Jan 7, 2013 22:19:20 GMT -5
Any wire is OK for use inside the shielded cavity, but 22 AWG to 24 AWG is the best to work with. Anything bigger than 22 gauge gets tough to work with, anything smaller than 26 gauge is too tiny for reliable connections. I tend to use 24 gauge. I strip out old 4-conductor phone cables to get it (4 different colors).
Every time you buy a computer or a phone, there's usually a 4-conductor phone cord in there that you don't need, since you probably don't have dial up anymore, or if you buy a new phone you've got the existing cord.
I've got a big box of that stuff, plus old SCSI cables and parallel cables from back in the pre-USB days. I could be wiring guitars for the next 50 years and never run out of the stuff . . .
Some guys prefer solid core wire but I've always found braided is easier to work with. Cloth covered stuff is (as far as I'm concerned) useful only for rehabbing vintage guitars, where one wants everything to be original. But otherwise there's no point.
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candyflipper7
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Post by candyflipper7 on Jan 14, 2013 16:59:33 GMT -5
Thanks Newey! I had this stuff laying around and didn't even know it.
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jerry
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Post by jerry on Jan 15, 2013 8:19:20 GMT -5
Using shielded wire everywhere is even more important when working on a hollow or semi-hollow body guitar because you don't have a shielded cavity.
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