I've had quite a hard time finding 'good' or 'correct' copper wire to use in my circuit boards.
I stumbled upon this http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOLID-CORE-...hash=item2ee818cc72:m:mfauCIWh9HR7XoViS5N3P5Q

Is that okay?
What should I be looking for while choosing the cable?
The prices seem quite high compared to other electronics (components etc)

Was thinking of 'all 11 colours' and '10 meters'

 

Try using dupont jumper cables

 

Try using dupont jumper cables

For soldering?

 

Ya ! I just cut the two ends and use the wire.
They are cheaper and comes in lotta colors

 

Ya ! I just cut the two ends and use the wire.
They are cheaper and comes in lotta colors

Interesting, I always thought it would come to cost me to use them on circuit boards instead of buying a roll of something?

 

Interesting, I always thought it would come to cost me to use them on circuit boards instead of buying a roll of something?

It does.. no idea why R!f@@ is suggesting that..
Solid wire by the roll will be cheaper/easier to use for your application..

Doesn't make much sense to use a connectorized precut length vs just starting with a roll of wire..

 

I use them on proto circuit boards.
Besides it's cheaper for me.

I got plenty.
I can always reuse them
For me buying a roll and cutting them costs more

 

It does.. no idea why R!f@@ is suggesting that..
Solid wire by the roll will be cheaper/easier to use for your application..

Doesn't make much sense to use a connectorized precut length vs just starting with a roll of wire..

Just to clarify, can I go wrong with this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOLID-CORE-...hash=item2ee818cc72:m:mfauCIWh9HR7XoViS5N3P5Q
11 colors x 10m (I guess it will be 110m? instead of 10m in different colours)

 

I've had quite a hard time finding 'good' or 'correct' copper wire to use in my circuit boards.

If circuit boards means point to point wiring on perf board or similar, you'll find that #22 is too thick to wire conveniently. Try wrapping it around a lead and you'll see what I mean. It's perfect for solderless breadboards.

CAT5 (and similar) cables are an inexpensive source of #28 #24 solid wire. It's a bit thin for solderless breadboards, but fine for point to point wiring.

EDIT: corrected CAT5 wire gauge.

#30 (sometimes called wire wrap wire) is also handy. When wire wrapping was more common, you could buy spools of 25-1000' for a few cents a foot. Now it's 3-4x that for 100' spools.

 

Do you need all those colors?

One thing to check is whether that wire will fit into the holes on your PCB board. 22AWG needs a 33mil hole. If you're making your own, you can specify this. If you're using prototype board, make sure the wire fits.

 

I agree that depending on the need 22 AWG is a bit large.. 28-30 is a very good suggestion..
But 22 AWG is also thicker, carries slightly more current, not as "frail",etc..

 

I have used CAT 5 (Ethernet cable) it works very well and for every foot of CAT 5 you get 8 feet of wire.
A.H.W.

 

I have used CAT 5 (Ethernet cable) it works very well and for every foot of CAT 5 you get 8 feet of wire.
A.H.W.

Do you use it for perf boards or PCB?

 

Do you use it for perf boards or PCB?

I use it for both. If traces on boards I etch over etched, I solder a piece of wire over the trace.

Before I learned to leave a sacrificial copper border around my boards to protect traces near the edges, I used adhesive copper tape to repair them if the trace was mostly etched away.

 

I have only used bread boards so far (I am ultra cheap) but they should work on perf board & pcbs.
It's just wire.
A.H.W.

 

I have used CAT 5 (Ethernet cable) it works very well and for every foot of CAT 5 you get 8 feet of wire.
A.H.W.

CAT 5 is 24awg. A bit thick for SMD repairs such as USB ports ?

 

CAT 5 is 24awg. A bit thick for SMD repairs such as USB ports ?

True. I did not know because anything smd I do my best to avoid.
A.H.W.

 

If someone is wondering, I am quite new to everything about electronics and my soldering is rolling around the soldering board with holes !
Using stranded 24 I think at the moment, tinning the head before putting it though the hole(s)

 

Using stranded 24 I think at the moment, tinning the head before putting it though the hole(s)

Get a roll of #30 wire. For point to point wiring, I use #30 more than any other wire size.

 

Get a roll of #30 wire. For point to point wiring, I use #30 more than any other wire size.

It seems very very tiny, already having problems with my current wire.
But maybe it's easier when it's not stranded?