Spaghetti Wire Zip Cord to connect m K3 to the power supply.

[Richard Thorne-4]

I'm trying to track down a power cord for my K3.

I have zip cord but it's real stiff.  I'd like to get some 'spaghetti'
wire that is zip cord type.  I have plenty of spaghetti wire but it's
separate leads.

Anybody have a source?  I must exist as what I'm looking for is used on
battery chargers I use for my rc airplanes.

Thanks

Rich - N5ZC

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[Jim Brown-10]

On 9/8/2013 6:02 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:
> I'd like to get some 'spaghetti' wire that is zip cord type.

What do you mean by "spaghetti wire?"  Zip cord of any type should never
be used around transmitter sites because it is really poor at RF
rejection.  Twisted pair is MUCH better -- it provides 30 dB or more
rejection of noise and RFI as compared to parallel wires (zip cord).

Over the years, I've cured a lot of RFI to home stereo systems by
replacing zip cord, glorified or otherwise, by twisted pair.  In North
America, at least three very good cable companies, Belden, Gepco, and
West Penn, all manufacture twisted pair cable sized in the range of #13
to #10.

We can easily "roll our own" twisted pair simply by buying two colors of
stranded wire at the local big box store, spooling out needed lengths of
both colors, sticking one end of both conductors in a vise and the other
end in a drill, and twisting.  Works great!

73, Jim K9YC
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[Richard Thorne-4]

The proper term which I should have used is silicone wire which is very
flexible due to the high conductor count.

Rich - N5ZC


On 9/8/2013 11:13 AM, Jim Brown wrote:

> On 9/8/2013 6:02 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:
>> I'd like to get some 'spaghetti' wire that is zip cord type.
>
> What do you mean by "spaghetti wire?"  Zip cord of any type should
> never be used around transmitter sites because it is really poor at RF
> rejection.  Twisted pair is MUCH better -- it provides 30 dB or more
> rejection of noise and RFI as compared to parallel wires (zip cord).
>
> Over the years, I've cured a lot of RFI to home stereo systems by
> replacing zip cord, glorified or otherwise, by twisted pair.  In North
> America, at least three very good cable companies, Belden, Gepco, and
> West Penn, all manufacture twisted pair cable sized in the range of
> #13 to #10.
>
> We can easily "roll our own" twisted pair simply by buying two colors
> of stranded wire at the local big box store, spooling out needed
> lengths of both colors, sticking one end of both conductors in a vise
> and the other end in a drill, and twisting.  Works great!
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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[Jim Brown-10]

On 9/8/2013 9:31 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:
> The proper term which I should have used is silicone wire which is
> very flexible due to the high conductor count.

You would have confused me with "silicone wire" too -- never heard of
it. But High conductor count and very flexible is clear enough. :)

73, Jim K9YC
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[Ken G Kopp]

I have spools of various sizes of the PowerWerx wire.  Very
nice stuff, and  they stock all the rest of the "stuff" to use it.

73!

K0PP


On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Walter Underwood <[hidden email]>wrote:

> Powerwerx stocks flexible 8 and 10 gauge cable with high strand counts.
>
> http://www.powerwerx.com/wire-cable/power-wire-automotive.html
>
> They also stock 18 gauge test probe cable and call it "noodle wire", which
> fits with the original terminology.
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
>
> On Sep 8, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
>
> > On 9/8/2013 9:31 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:
> >> The proper term which I should have used is silicone wire which is very
> flexible due to the high conductor count.
> >
> > You would have confused me with "silicone wire" too -- never heard of
> it. But High conductor count and very flexible is clear enough. :)
> >
> > 73, Jim K9YC
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[Richard Thorne-4]

True, but it's not zip.  I have plenty of single black and red wire.  I
would like it bonded together to make for a neater installation.

Rich - N5ZCX

On 9/8/2013 1:08 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:

> Powerwerx stocks flexible 8 and 10 gauge cable with high strand counts.
>
> http://www.powerwerx.com/wire-cable/power-wire-automotive.html
>
> They also stock 18 gauge test probe cable and call it "noodle wire", which fits with the original terminology.
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
>
> On Sep 8, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
>
>> On 9/8/2013 9:31 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:
>>> The proper term which I should have used is silicone wire which is very flexible due to the high conductor count.
>> You would have confused me with "silicone wire" too -- never heard of it. But High conductor count and very flexible is clear enough. :)
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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[Vic Rosenthal]

You can put one end in a vise, the other in a drill chuck (I use an ancient hand drill for
this) and make twisted pair out of it.

On 9/8/2013 11:22 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:

> True, but it's not zip.  I have plenty of single black and red wire.  I would like it
> bonded together to make for a neater installation.
>
> Rich - N5ZCX
>
> On 9/8/2013 1:08 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:
>> Powerwerx stocks flexible 8 and 10 gauge cable with high strand counts.
>>
>> http://www.powerwerx.com/wire-cable/power-wire-automotive.html
>>
>> They also stock 18 gauge test probe cable and call it "noodle wire", which fits with the
>> original terminology.
>>
>> wunder
>> K6WRU
>>
>> On Sep 8, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
>>
>>> On 9/8/2013 9:31 AM, Richard Thorne wrote:
>>>> The proper term which I should have used is silicone wire which is very flexible due
>>>> to the high conductor count.
>>> You would have confused me with "silicone wire" too -- never heard of it. But High
>>> conductor count and very flexible is clear enough. :)
>>>
>>> 73, Jim K9YC

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[af4b]

PVC cement can be used to bond insulated wire into a zip configuration, twisted or not.

Bill AF4B
 .
 True, but it's not zip.  I have plenty of single black and red wire.  I
would like it bonded together to make for a neater installation.

Rich - N5ZCX
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