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What wire guage to use for rewire?

Texasrocker
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06-25-2008, 03:16 AM

For serious vintage radio-restorers, the best value I have found for 18 ga stranded steel wire is sold by: Interstate Wire & Cable online. They offer a 100' roll of " communications-cable" wire that has 12 separate individually "color-coded" wires wrapped in 1 gray pvc outside covering that can easily be removed to separate all the wires inside. Ea wire is also PVC coated 18 ga each in different colors. Enough wire to last a busy vintage repair shop up to 5 yrs before re-ordering.
I looked at my spool, and heres the product info:
Belden 12 conductor communications cable:
P/N: B-8466-1000
Audio Communications Cable UL- 2598
18 ga stranded
100' roll

Last roll of this I purchased about 3 yrs ago for under $65. incl UPS gnd shipping

Yield: 12 separate color codes, 100' long each, 18 ga stranded steel PVC coated Belden quality! Very easy to solder point-to-point for any use!!
The Best deal I have found yet for purchasing 18 ga wire for the vintage radio hobby! 1 roll would last many a lifetime indeed! Just carefully remove the outside PVC cable housing and "wire-o-plenty" inside!! Also works great for those old A-K radios with potted- powerpaks where 12 individual wires feed the chassis in one harness!!! BINGO!! Icon_wink

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What wire guage to use for rewire? - by phly guy - 06-24-2008, 11:56 AM

[No subject] - by BDM - 06-25-2008, 12:01 AM

[No subject] - by Texasrocker - 06-25-2008, 03:16 AM

[No subject] - by rghines1 - 06-25-2008, 10:18 AM

[No subject] - by phly guy - 06-25-2008, 02:04 PM

[No subject] - by Texasrocker - 06-27-2008, 12:57 AM

[No subject] - by exray - 06-27-2008, 01:14 AM

[No subject] - by phly guy - 06-27-2008, 11:53 AM

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[No subject] - by Ron Ramirez - 07-03-2008, 10:38 AM

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