lead wires for humbucker coils (sorry for another thread)

[corduroyew]

I'm looking for 28awg lead wires for humbuckers. I know stewmac sell them but they cost a lost. I can't find them anywhere else. What I can find is 28 awg magnet wire. Is there any reason I couldn't use that? Would there be any drawbacks?

Also I'm looking for rolls of the pushback hookup wire. Again, stewmac doesn't seem to be a good place to get this stuff from.

[Spence]

Contact Steven Kersting through this website :

http://www.ampge.com/

[Mystic]

I think I got mine from mouser. I use teflon wire and like it a lot better because it dosent shrink when heated. I'll look tomorrow and post a link.

[David Schwab]

I also use teflon wire... I've had the same few rolls for about 20 years now.

But you should be able to find it in a good electronic supply... such as Mouser.

Buying small cut lengths of wire from Stew-Mac is crazy!

[Mystic]

OK, here's what I use, It's called Alpha wire. number 2842/7 And I got it from mouser. mouser part number 602-2842/7-100-02 $17.40 for a 100 ft spool. It's kind of hard to work with because the teflon coating makes it slipery, but it dosen't shrink back when I solder it. They make 28ga and 30 ga. You can get a sample directly from Alpha Wire, but they don't sell direct.

[David King]

Check ebay for teflon covered 28 AWG wire and you'll be able to save a lot.
I got a brand new 1000' spool of teflon 24 AWG alfa wire from Newark's ebay store for $30 last year. I like the 19 strand silver plated milspec stuff for hookup wire.

[David Schwab]

OK, here's what I use, It's called Alpha wire....

Yes.. Alpha wire. That's what I have too. Couldn't think of the name.

it's great stuff. I got these rolls back when I worked at ITT in 1979? I'm almost out though, so I need to buy more!

[corduroyew]

Contact Steven Kersting through this website :

http://www.ampge.com/

On his site he doesn't offer the humbucker lead wires so I think I'll go with mouser for that. As far as I can tell steven kersting seems to be the cheapest for all the other wires I'm looking for. That said, I'd still like to find a larger store that can sell me larger quantities. I've got a little money right now and I'm going to be building guitars for the next 40 years so I might as well stock up.

Anybody have suggestions for the vintage pushback wire for humbuckers and for single coils?

Thank you very much for the help you guys. UK google doesn't kick out the same results as USA google and it makes it very hard to find anything.

[Spence]

This isn't a huge problem. Why can't you just get this wire in a local hardware store or electronics shop. I do. I buy as large a reel as I can get my hands on. It's true that some insulations shrink back from the heat of the iron but some don't. I'm pretty sure Gibson never had to use Teflon coated wire.

[corduroyew]

This isn't a huge problem. Why can't you just get this wire in a local hardware store or electronics shop. I do. I buy as large a reel as I can get my hands on. It's true that some insulations shrink back from the heat of the iron but some don't. I'm pretty sure Gibson never had to use Teflon coated wire.

None of the local guys have it. Where I live we have boys and boden, Travis Perkins, and City electric and none of them have electrical wire this small. They just look at me like I'm crazy and ask why i'd want it.

[Spence]

Corduroyew, I forgot you're in mid Wales. Assuming broadband has arrived, try www.maplins.co.uk
Maybe you should call me for a chat about supplies. The number is 029 2063 2909.

[WolfeMacleod]

I know a place where you can get a 1000 foot spool of the correct wire for about $50 or so...

[Joe Gwinn]

OK, here's what I use, It's called Alpha wire. number 2842/7 And I got it from mouser. mouser part number 602-2842/7-100-02 $17.40 for a 100 ft spool. It's kind of hard to work with because the teflon coating makes it slipery, but it dosen't shrink back when I solder it. They make 28ga and 30 ga. You can get a sample directly from Alpha Wire, but they don't sell direct.

To use teflon it's best to have a stripper made for teflon. Such a stripper works with all thin-insulation wires as well.

What I find is better than teflon for many things is a MIL-SPEC high-temperature (105 degrees C) wire that's very flexible (19 strands of #36 wire): Alpha 1854/19 Black and Red, which cost about $30 per 100 feet. The usual electronic distributers carry this wire.

There is only slight melt-back with this wire, and it's a lot easier to handle than teflon. Also a little cheaper, but that isn't the reason to use it. The physical flexibility is the real reason.