05-10-2023, 08:43 AM
Ron -
Most of the time I use 300 volt rated NTE wire. My local parts jobber stocks most of the types that I use, and can order others for me because they send in NTE orders weekly. I stock 600 volt rated NTE wire in only a few types, which my parts jobber gets for me as needed.
For me a full stock of 300 volt wire would be 100 spools - 10 colors x 2 types (solid and stranded) x 5 gauges (18 to 26). I never have a full stock because I seldom need 26 gauge. The photo below is several years old and I have roughly doubled my stock since it was taken. One recent addition is that I now stock test lead wire in ten colors instead of just red and black.
[Image: https://plymouthcolony.net/starcity/radi...torage.jpg]
Some types I have only in the Explorer wire case - if I need it in the field I don't want to drive as much as 75 miles back home to get it. If I need something in the shop that I don't have on my wire racks (repurposed pants racks) I can always get it from the Explorer. The stock in that case has been greatly expanded since that photo was taken - almost every gauge except 26 gauge is now full.
[Image: https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/i...recase.jpg]
Most of the time I use 300 volt rated NTE wire. My local parts jobber stocks most of the types that I use, and can order others for me because they send in NTE orders weekly. I stock 600 volt rated NTE wire in only a few types, which my parts jobber gets for me as needed.
For me a full stock of 300 volt wire would be 100 spools - 10 colors x 2 types (solid and stranded) x 5 gauges (18 to 26). I never have a full stock because I seldom need 26 gauge. The photo below is several years old and I have roughly doubled my stock since it was taken. One recent addition is that I now stock test lead wire in ten colors instead of just red and black.
[Image: https://plymouthcolony.net/starcity/radi...torage.jpg]
Some types I have only in the Explorer wire case - if I need it in the field I don't want to drive as much as 75 miles back home to get it. If I need something in the shop that I don't have on my wire racks (repurposed pants racks) I can always get it from the Explorer. The stock in that case has been greatly expanded since that photo was taken - almost every gauge except 26 gauge is now full.
[Image: https://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/i...recase.jpg]
Dale H. Cook, GR/HP/Tek Collector, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA
https://plymouthcolony.net/starcity/radios/
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