Quality wire?

[paradoxum]

I've been using EcoWire Plus;

Alpha Wire EcoWire® Plus Hook-Up Wire

Alpha Wire EcoWire® Plus Hook-Up Wire is 100% recyclable, halogen-free wire that resists hazardous fluids, has a -40°C to +110°C temperature range, and is ideal for industrial applications. This wire is up to 15% lighter and up to 30% smaller diameter than polyethylene (XLPE) hook-up wire. Alpha Wire EcoWire Plus wire is insulated with modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE) thermoplastic and does not contain heavy metal pigments. This mPPE-based insulation helps manufacturers meet WEEE requirements. This 300V wire is available in 28AWG to 10AWG, suitable for ISO 6722, and is RoHS, REACH, and CE compliant.

https://www.mouser.co.uk/pdfDocs/EcoWireandEcoWirePlusBrochure_web_3-26-14.pdf (page 4)

 

That came with an order from SR in the US, but this stuff is impossible to find here unless you buy in the hundreds of meters - are there any equivelants at 16gauge in terms of thickness here in the UK? Solid core, etc etc.

Edited December 30, 2021 by paradoxum

[Adolf Hamster]

i just use some stuff i ordered from RS ages ago, came on 30m reels and still have loads of it sitting around.

 

well, that and a box of assorted lengths of wire......

 

 

[Hatchet]

Airlab sell that in short sections I believe. https://airlab.parts/collections/electronics/products/airlab-wire-super-thin-mppe

 

Or you can just pick up a reel of it from RS or similar, but you'll have to pay a chunk up front (which is what I did). Just depends how much rewiring you see yourself doing.

[Tommikka]

3 hours ago, Adolf Hamster said:

i just use some stuff i ordered from RS ages ago, came on 30m reels and still have loads of it sitting around.

 

well, that and a box of assorted lengths of wire......

 

 

My assorted lengths of wire drawer dwarfs the professors

I have many colours, thicknesses and lengths 

 

 

[paradoxum]

I decided to pick up 4 meters of 14awg and 16awg wire, the 14awg is 3.6mm O/D, but with the modifications I've made to my GB I should be able to actually use it - get a full 32amps through it.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361296232202?var=630634243754

Edited December 30, 2021 by paradoxum

[DerDer]

Used ecowire from AK2M4 and some WS deans from KOA in the past.  Got a good bit one time for foreseeable projects. 

 

https://www.ak2m4.co.uk/alphawire-2-metre-pack-16awg?search=wire

 

https://www.kingdomofairsoft.com/product-page/genuine-deans-ultra-wire

 

 

[paradoxum]

45 minutes ago, DerDer said:

Used ecowire from AK2M4 and some WS deans from KOA in the past.  Got a good bit one time for foreseeable projects. 

 

https://www.ak2m4.co.uk/alphawire-2-metre-pack-16awg?search=wire

 

https://www.kingdomofairsoft.com/product-page/genuine-deans-ultra-wire

 

 

NOW I see somewhere has it in stock here..

Oh well, I'm gonna make the 14awg fit so I can get maximum brrrt with my DSG.

[ak2m4]

Ecowire is pretty decent for the price, the main selling point is that it's 2mm OD and cheap.  If you need a wire which is slightly more flexible together with silver plating then there's the transparent 16awg: https://www.ak2m4.co.uk/gearbox-transparent-wire-16awg-2-metres

 

[paradoxum]

18 hours ago, ak2m4 said:

Ecowire is pretty decent for the price, the main selling point is that it's 2mm OD and cheap.  If you need a wire which is slightly more flexible together with silver plating then there's the transparent 16awg: https://www.ak2m4.co.uk/gearbox-transparent-wire-16awg-2-metres

 

 

The 16awg and being 2mm OD is basically what I needed, because it was impossible to not have my pinion gear shred my wires - wiring the maxx hopup tracer unit into it just took up too much space, I ended up taking a dremel to my retroarms GB and cutting some space:

 

 

The wiring ended up being a total mess because I was trying to save what little EcoWire I had left, I've since chopped the titan down to short wires to re-do it.

But basically I threaded the positive wire from the titan around the outside of the GB so it doesn't have to cross the gap under the pinion.

 

I had to do this, because you need to wire the tracer into the battery wires before the trigger, and if you route them outside of the GB, one of them will stop the grip from fitting properly against the GB, if you try to fit them all inside, there just isn't enough room under the 'lip' below the pinion gear, which results in shredded wire sheathing and shorts.

Edited January 1, 2022 by paradoxum

[ak2m4]

@paradoxum damn that looks pretty gnarly 😞  Maybe one of those £30 tracer units or could you not fit a tiny battery in the handguard for the tracer?

[paradoxum]

2 hours ago, ak2m4 said:

@paradoxum damn that looks pretty gnarly 😞  Maybe one of those £30 tracer units or could you not fit a tiny battery in the handguard for the tracer?

Like I said, I've cut the titan wires back to the board and I'm going to rewire it nice and clean when the new wire comes in. I'm committed to the maxx tracer at this point, I took a dremel to my RA GB.

 

nowhere for another battery, plus being wired to the motor before the trigger means it only turns on when you pull it. I have no doubt this wouldn't be an issue with any other gun that isn't a SCAR, there is just no room for those 24g sensor wires without causing fitment issues.

 

I bought an Acetech Lighter BT Tracer unit for my Orion Can't wait to get it setup and shooting red tracers.

Edited January 1, 2022 by paradoxum