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I CAN'T BELIEVE HE ASKED THAT !!!
I CAN'T BELIEVE HE ASKED THAT !!!
I'm tired of searching all over town for a short length of a certain gauge solid copper wire for those occasional times when I need to solder a jumper on a pc board. Normally, old clipped resistor leads are good for such a thing but just try to find one when you need it!!! (Without resorting to removing your shoes to probe the throw rug under your workbench anyway!) Therefore, I'd like to stock up on some 1 or 2ft sections each of 16 thru 24 gauge solid copper wire. My theory is that having what I need on hand will guarantee that I'll never have a need for it again!
Anyway, I know that craft stores (Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Big Butt Liquor & Pawn, etc) sell packages of short lengths of copper wire in multiple gauges for making jewelry, and the prices are quite reasonable. Is there anything wrong with using something like this for carrying <10A of up to 110VAC (in the proper gauge, of course)? And if so, do I want to get "dead soft" or "half hard"?
Or is "jewelry-grade wire" synonymous with "crap wire"?
Thanks!
Harvey
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