Depends on the volume you need. I recently bought several pounds total of different colors and gauges at about one-third the price of Mouser or DigiKey from James Whyte at [email protected]
He also sells on E-bay or you can contact him directly for a quote on what you need. It's all new wire from Essex and comes on spools. You want the type of insulation that is melted by the heat of soldering. It goes by various names but generally is 155 deg C insulation, sometimes with a overcoat which is known as type SPN. Jack K8ZOA On 12/17/2009 7:47 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: > Since there are a lot of kit builders on this forum I have a question that > maybe someone can answer. What is the best "magnet" type wire for winding > toroid style inductors. By best, I mean the enamel insulation on the wire > for ease of removal and soldering and so on. > > And, do you have a source for such wire. > > thanks, > phil, K7PEH > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
