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Geoff Heap

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 266
Location: Lindenwold, New Jersey

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:04 pm Post subject: Who sells 26 gage wire

I've tried Assco, Wicks, B&C specialty and Radio shack. I can't believe I can't find some. I need maybe just one foot. It's for my Dynon ammeter shunt. They suggest using 26 gage to make fusible links for the two connections. It seems by far the simplest way to do it if I can find some............Geoff

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject: Who sells 26 gage wire

Visit Uncle Ray



http://www.rayallencompany.com/products/accessories.html



Glenn E. Long

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tomhanaway

Joined: 12 Aug 2006
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Location: Murphy, NC

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:41 pm Post subject: Who sells 26 gage wire

Geoff,

I have a spool of it.  Send me your address and I'll put a few feet in an

envelope.    tomhanaway***at***Comcast.net

Tom Hanaway

RV-10

Boynton Beach,  FL

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Gig Giacona

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Who sells 26 gage wire

I couldn't find it either. I ended up with an inline fuse.

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:56 pm Post subject: Who sells 26 gage wire

At 03:04 PM 8/17/2010, you wrote:

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I've tried Assco, Wicks, B&C specialty and Radio shack. I can't 

believe I can't find some. I need maybe just one foot. It's for my 

Dynon ammeter shunt. They suggest using 26 gage to make fusible 

links for the two connections. It seems by far the simplest way to 

do it if I can find some............Geoff


	


   go up to 24awg and increase size of

   lead wires to 20awg. Where did I call

   out 26AWG? That's really hard to find

   and I can't imagine calling it out.

   Bob . . .

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:56 pm Post subject: Who sells 26 gage wire

At 03:49 PM 8/17/2010, you wrote:

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I couldn't find it either. I ended up with an inline fuse.


	


  That works too. But I need to fix the 26AWG callout.

   Bob . . .

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:50 pm Post subject: Who sells 26 gage wire

The "they" he refers to is Dynon.  Their harness is 22 AWG.

  

 FWIW, I don't have any protection on mine.  

 On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Robert L. Nuckolls, III <nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com (nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com)> wrote:

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I've tried Assco, Wicks, B&C specialty and Radio shack. I can't believe I can't find some. I need maybe just one foot. It's for my Dynon ammeter shunt. They suggest using 26 gage to make fusible links for the two connections. It seems by far the simplest way to do it if I can find some............Geoff

 	




 go up to 24awg and increase size of

 lead wires to 20awg. Where did I call

 out 26AWG? That's really hard to find

 and I can't imagine calling it out.

 Bob . . . 

  

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:46 pm Post subject: Who sells 26 gage wire

At 07:48 PM 8/17/2010, you wrote:

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		  The "they" he refers to is Dynon.  Their harness is 22 AWG.


	


    Okay, use 3A in-line fuses or replace the

    22AWG with 20AWG. The fuses are probably

    'cleaner'.

   Bob . . .

Geoff Heap

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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:17 am Post subject: Re: Who sells 26 gage wire

Correct. "They" are Dynon. Thank you for the advice. I think I prefer Bob's first suggestion. 20awg leads and 24awg for the link....Geoff

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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:28 am Post subject: Who sells 26 gage wire

I also have some to share, but for those still wanting to purchase, try B&B

Aircraft Supply out in Gardner, KS.  913-884-5930.  Dan is a great and

helpful guy, and what I have found is that whatever materials he has will

be about the best price you will find.  100 foot rolls of tefzel tend to

run $10... 



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Subject: 

From: "Geoff Heap" <stol10(at)comcast.net>

 

 

I've tried Assco, Wicks, B&C specialty and Radio shack. I can't believe I

can't
	


 	  Quote: 	
		  find some. I need maybe just one foot. It's for my Dynon ammeter shunt.

They
	


 	  Quote: 	
		  suggest using 26 gage to make fusible links for the two connections. It

seems
	


 	  Quote: 	
		  by far the simplest way to do it if I can find some............Geoff

 



Glen Matejcek
	


aerobubba(at)earthlink.net

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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:01 am Post subject: Who sells 26 gage wire

At 07:24 AM 8/18/2010, you wrote:

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<aerobubba(at)earthlink.net>



I also have some to share, but for those still wanting to purchase, try B&B

Aircraft Supply out in Gardner, KS.  913-884-5930.  Dan is a great and

helpful guy, and what I have found is that whatever materials he has will

be about the best price you will find.  100 foot rolls of tefzel tend to

run $10...


	


   But 26AWG???? The smallest airframe wire in

   general usage for about 70 years has been

   22AWG. While 'oversized' for may electrical

   situations, this was the smallest gage for

   practical application in aircraft wire bundles

   intended to be manipulated in the field by

   humans with hand tools.



   At Raytheon, we jumped into relatively uncharted

   waters with Premier I in an effort to reduce

   weight and called out a lot of 24AWG wire.

   From a bundle assembly perspective, it was

   no big deal. But on the assembly line and in

   the field, we caught a lot of flak from

   the folks who had to work with the stuff.



   The complaints have died down . . . as they

   will with time and experience but I'd venture

   to assert that 24AWG is about the practical

   limit for bundles assembled and maintained

   with tools and techniques common to the

   industry.



   I added the fusible link kits to the AEC

   catalog a few years back because 24AWG

   wire was rarely found in the wilds of

   an avionics or airframe repair shop. This

   is probably still a relatively rare wire

   size. I don't think M22759 even goes down

   to 26AWG and the common catalogs like



http://aeroelectric.com/Mfgr_Data/Wire/Standard_Wire_and_Cable/Std_Wire_Cable.pdf



   Don't offer it either.



   So if it exists in somebody's wire harness,

   it's an extra-ordinary material. If it

   exists on somebody's drawings, it may be

   a figment of their fondest wishes.



   Bob . . .





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		   >Time: 01:08:31 PM PST US

 >Subject: AeroElectric-List:

 >From: "Geoff Heap" <stol10(at)comcast.net>

 >

 >

 >I've tried Assco, Wicks, B&C specialty and Radio shack. I can't believe I

can't

 >find some. I need maybe just one foot. It's for my Dynon ammeter shunt.

They

 >suggest using 26 gage to make fusible links for the two connections. It

seems

 >by far the simplest way to do it if I can find some............Geoff

 >

 >

Glen Matejcek

aerobubba(at)earthlink.net

Checked by AVG - www.avg.com

08/17/10 13:35:00


	




   Bob . . .

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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:46 am Post subject: Who sells 26 gage wire

Hi Bob-



 	  Quote: 	
		  But 26AWG???? The smallest airframe wire in

general usage for about 70 years has been

22AWG. 


	


Which makes 26 AWG perfect for a fusible link, no?



 	  Quote: 	
		  I added the fusible link kits to the AEC

catalog a few years back because 24AWG

wire was rarely found in the wilds of

an avionics or airframe repair shop...   ...So if it exists in somebody's

wire harness,
	


 	  Quote: 	
		  it's an extra-ordinary material.


	


I believe at least some of B&B's business is surplus, and their 100' coils

for sale are pulled off of rather large spools.  If I recall correctly, I

have about 99' 6" of the stuff left over... 



Glen Matejcek

aerobubba(at)earthlink.net

nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:41 pm Post subject: Who sells 26 gage wire

At 07:43 AM 8/19/2010, you wrote:


<aerobubba(at)earthlink.net>



Hi Bob-



 >But 26AWG???? The smallest airframe wire in

 >general usage for about 70 years has been

 >22AWG.



Which makes 26 AWG perfect for a fusible link, no?



    Sorta. It's making connections that are problematic.

    We already doubled over 24AWG in the red-PIDG

    terminals and the insulation grip may not

    come down on 26AWG. This is why the shunt extensions

    illustrated in the z-figures are electrically "oversized"

    and the fusible links are "buffed up" with the

    fiberglas sleeving.



 >it's an extra-ordinary material.



I believe at least some of B&B's business is surplus, and their 100' coils

for sale are pulled off of rather large spools.  If I recall correctly, I

have about 99' 6" of the stuff left over...



    I don't doubt that folks do have 26AWG wire

    but I don't think it's 22759. It may be some

    other, equally suitable wire but it's a good

    thing to ask.



    In the TC airframe business, smallest wires

    are evaluated carefully both for electrical,

    mechanical and handling qualities. Largest

    wires are too . . . there are a number of

    parallel conductors on airplanes to satisfy

    electrical design goals for larger fat wires

    when more strands of smaller wire were friendlier

    to the factory floor and field mechanics.



    If one can find the wire and is comfortable with

    integrating it into the system . . . have at it!

   Bob . . .

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