Speedball wire guage?

[andyh]

What is the gauge of wire in the speedball upgrade kit please.

It's a lot thinner than the crack kit and my stripper wont go that small so curious what to buy.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

It is 22 AWG.  These are the most reliable type for the teflon coated wire:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Professional-Ideal-Stripmaster-Wire-Stripper-16-26-AWG/114541695342?hash=item1aab37916e:g:wBAAAOSwOA9fvyte

 

[andyh]

Thank you.

 

[Deke609]

You can also use an xacto blade to carefully score the teflon insulation and then pinch it between your fingernails and pull it off. a bit tedious, but perfectly workable if you only have a small number of wires to do.

cheers, Derek

 

[johnsonad]

I've got a set of Klein standard wire strippers and I've never had a problem with the Alpha Teflon wire.  Someday I'll find an excuse to upgrade to the style PB recommended.

 

[Wplchou]

What is the gauge of wire in the speedball upgrade kit please.

It's a lot thinner than the crack kit and my stripper wont go that small so curious what to buy.

Thanks in advance.

After reading this post I realised I did the speedball upgrade with all the wires from the crack which is a lot thicker... Im happy to report it works and no issues so far.

 

[andyh]

Would make life much easier, wonder what the reason for wire change is.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

The wire we provide with the Speedball kit cannot be melted or burned with a soldering iron, and this can come in really handy with the installation of the Speedball. 

 

[andyh]

So the standard wire would be ok if you're careful??

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Yes, if you have enough extra wire from the stock kit, you can certainly use that.