centraltrains Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hi, Hope this is an easy question for someone. Does anyone know what type of wire this is? It cam pre-attached to some micro LEDs I purchased, and would really like to buy some on it's own. Have spent ages searchig eBay but can't find anything like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprintex Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) Thin? Is it multi-stranded? I know normal decoder wire is 10/0.1 - ie, 10 strands of 0.1mm wire. Paul Edited June 7, 2019 by Sprintex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMorrison Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Look for Litz wire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted June 7, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2019 3 hours ago, WIMorrison said: Look for Litz wire I thought that , but a bit thin for Litz? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor_37260 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 hours ago, dhjgreen said: I thought that , but a bit thin for Litz? 10 hours ago, centraltrains said: Hi, Hope this is an easy question for someone. Does anyone know what type of wire this is? It cam pre-attached to some micro LEDs I purchased, and would really like to buy some on it's own. Have spent ages searchig eBay but can't find anything like it. Perhaps ask the supplier of the LED's if the wire is available separately ? It's possibly Micro-Litz stranded wire, magnet wire could be used as a alternative... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharris Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 1 hour ago, tractor_37260 said: Perhaps ask the supplier of the LED's if the wire is available separately ? It's possibly Micro-Litz stranded wire, magnet wire could be used as a alternative... That seems to fit with the dimensions listed here... https://www.railwayscenics.com/teflon-coated-micro-litz-wire-c-20_1_415_409.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobjUK Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 8 hours ago, sharris said: That seems to fit with the dimensions listed here... https://www.railwayscenics.com/teflon-coated-micro-litz-wire-c-20_1_415_409.html As a technical point of note, that does not appear to actually be "litz" wire, just stranded tinned copper. Litz wire has every strand individually insulated and twisted/braided/woven together to make the overall conductor. It is normally used in high frequency applications where "skin effect" is important and the same strands without separation would have high impedance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litz_wire Many extremely fine strands but without insulation between strands is normally called "extra flexible" cable. This is nothing like as thin, but as an example it's the most flexible cable I've managed to find for power links such as tender <> loco, "NSR Ultraflex" in various sizes, from whatever supplier has it cheapest at the time... https://www.pendleslotracing.co.uk/nsr-ultraflex-motor-cable-1m.html https://www.tbirdslotracing.com.au/nsr-silicon-cable-x-1m This is a cheaper sub-1mm diameter extra flexible type: https://thepihut.com/products/adafruit-silicone-cover-stranded-core-wire-2m-30awg-blue?variant=27739708817¤cy=GBP&gclid=COD1pbWr2eICFXAA0wodbuIJQA For general low current interconnections where you do not need the ability to stand continuous flexing, "wire wrap" wire works well; that's my normal type for interconnects on prototype circuit boards etc. It is 0.5mm outside diameter. https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/hookup-equipment-wire/2094849/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2019 For non flexing applications I use enamelled wire, cheap and simple, even cheaper if you strip old motors etc. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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