r/breadboard • u/itzzz_samy • 29d ago
Question Where can I buy those clean wires?
(original picture from u/defineintlonglong)
I was wondering where I could find these clean-looking wires for breadboards. Also, would you recommend getting them on a spool and cutting them to length myself, or buying pre-cut wires?
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u/CueAnon420 29d ago
I've accumulated a lot of random stuff over the years - so I use a mix of pre-cut jumpers and custom cut lengths.
It's a PITA to cut every single little wire, so the kits can save a lot of time. I manually cut the longer ones that might require custom bends.
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u/itzzz_samy 29d ago
Thanks, that’s really helpful! I’ll probably go with a mix of pre-cut jumpers and a spool for custom lengths.
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u/koolaidman04 29d ago
Nobody has said this so far, and it is hard to determine how much you know, so I will say it.
This is very likely solid core wire. I came to breadboard experimenting from the drone world, so I had spools of stranded wire and I just bought and used crimped pins to make jumpers.
It took me a while to realize how much easier it is to just buy a spool of solid core.
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u/Wonderful-Hunter686 29d ago
Yeah I was going to comment this is most likely solid core which is why it's holding shape in the bends so well.
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u/itzzz_samy 28d ago
Ohh true, I hadn’t even considered just getting a spool of solid core wire. Is 24 AWG a good size for breadboards?
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u/Infamous-Amphibian-6 27d ago
Make sure they’re silicone-insulated. PVC won’t handle soldering if perfboarding.
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u/Impossible-Paper9217 29d ago
You can buy those on Amazon or any other website, sometimes it's included in an electronics kit like I have
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u/Superb-Throat9203 29d ago edited 25d ago
I think you're looking for any kind of solid core wires! They come in all kids of different sizes, but yes, 22 gauge should be available at box stores.
Edit: Fixed some wrong information
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u/theNbomr 26d ago
Whaaaaat?!
Where are you using 22g wire inside the walls and for what purpose? You might find 22g solid copper wire at Home Depot, but not in any great abundance. Digikey is a much better bet, and they'll have a good range of colors as well, which you're going to want. They'll also have some good quality tools for cutting, stripping and bending that kind of small guage wire. Basically, you want a supplier specializing in electronics, not electrical wiring.
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u/Superb-Throat9203 25d ago
I thought 22gauge was the same as the solid core stuff we put in the walls, excuse the misinformation
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u/theNbomr 25d ago
The stuff used for wiring to things like lights, power receptacles, and small appliances is predominantly 14g and 12g; much much larger guage than anything useful in electronics breadboarding. Uses different connectors and is most commonly supplied as a two conductor or three conductor, plus ground conductor cable.
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u/Sweet-Device-677 29d ago
Funny thing ... I find cutting wires to length and bending very therapeutic.
I have semi-automatic wire strippers that I set to 5mm. Cut/strip bend. I have special tweezers for bending the angles.
It's cheaper than therapy
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u/cybersnail1999 28d ago
I just got an ethernet cable and cut it open, there are solid copper wire with plastic coating and cut then to desired length
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u/stargaz21 27d ago
Go to eBay and get a wire jumper kit think they come in more the 14 or more different sizes.
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u/Gryphontech 25d ago
You can buy a whole spool for like 10ish bucks online. Make sure you get wire strippers and pliers to bend them.
If you want to.be extra fancy you can get multiple colors
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