what gauge wire do you use to wire your panels?

sndbyte · Joined: Jun 26, 2009 Posts: 119 Location: sf

Hi everyone,

I was wondering what gauge wire people use to wire up their synth panels? In the past I have used 22 AWG stranded wire. But I was thinking a thinner wire would be easier to work with (such as 24 AWG stranded).

Is 24 AWG wire too thin for DIY synths? Or will it work just as well as 22 AWG?

thanks in advance,
Chris

numbertalk · Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:17 pm Post subject:

I use 24AWG.

Rykhaard · Joined: Sep 02, 2007 Posts: 1290 Location: Canada

Until early last year I had been using 24 guage stranded since the mid or earlier 90's.
Early last year though I got a LOT of 8 conductor 26 guage TEFLON cable! It's been working fine, as long as the runs are short.

The 24 is MUCH nicer to work with. The original spools that I had bought in the early 90's were 20g and 22g. I ended up using the 20g for power, later and finally moved to 24g, with 22g for my power runs.

sndbyte · Joined: Jun 26, 2009 Posts: 119 Location: sf

I decided to order a few rolls of 24 gauge tonight. I'm going to use it on the Soundlab I'm working on.

thanks

zthee · Joined: Feb 20, 2008 Posts: 414 Location: Stockholm

24 for panel wiring and 20 for PSU wiring.

LektroiD · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:55 am Post subject:

This is what I use (7/0.2mm). No mention of the sizes anyone's mentioned in this thread though. Not sure how you guys are measuring it? 24 AWG = 24mm? That would be mighty thick, unless that's the equivalent to 0.24mm, perhaps? Please explain?

http://www.rapidonline.com/sku/Cables-Connectors/Equipment-Wire/Equipment-Wire/7-0.2mm-Equipment-wire-%28plain-colours%29/62320/01-0480

emdot_ambient · Joined: Nov 22, 2009 Posts: 667 Location: Frederick, MD

LektroiD · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:39 pm Post subject:

there must be something that explains the difference betweem 7/0.2 and 24AWG (or whatever its equivalent is)? This whole wire thing has just got a whole lot more confusing

Skrog Productions · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:01 pm Post subject:

Hi Rich .

I use 7 strand/0.2mm (7/0.2) and sometimes 16/0.2 for the short runs to the panel pots & switches etc..

I also use 0.5 mm2 3core electrical table lamp flex for the busbar to pcb power cables , then 1.5mm2 electrical flex from power supply board to the busbars.
Here's a pic of one of 5 busbars in my blue beast.

Dave.

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