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Wirenetics warning.....

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5/3/2006 12:39 AM

Wirenetics warning.....

These guys have so far sent me four rolls with wrong wire gauge labels on them, and two rolls with correct labels but totally wrong gauge wire. Just was about to wind an experimental pickup tonite , ran out of 43 gague wire and opened a Wirenetics spool I bought about a year ago, stuff looked too thick, its labeled 43 gauge but is in fact 42 heavy insulation. If you do business with them be alert to this fact and buy a digital micrometer than can read to five places, or you'll have no idea what they are sending you.....Pissed Off Dave

5/3/2006 6:18 AM

On 5/3/2006 6:39 AM, Dave Stephens said:

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"If you do business with them [Wirenetics] be alert to this fact and buy a digital micrometer than can read to five places, or you'll have no idea what they are sending you."

Yes, micrometer. Digital vernier calipers are not accurate enough to measure such fine wire, even if the least significant digit appears to be ten thousandths of an inch.

The standard industrial approach is "incoming inspection". If the shipment isn't exactly what was ordered, the shipment goes back to the vendor, for replacement or credit, and the vendor gets to pay for return shipping. Don't know if a small shop can enforce the part about shipping, but it costs nothing to try.

5/3/2006 9:37 AM

Dr. Strangelove

Joe Gwinn wrote:

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"Yes, micrometer. Digital vernier calipers are not accurate enough to measure such fine wire, even if the least significant digit appears to be ten thousandths of an inch."

Alternatively, you can get a perfectly serviceable $20 mechanical micrometer instead of a $100 digital. It depends on whether you want to learn how to read it.

It is called an outside micrometer and can be easily got at Enco or Shars.

-drh
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5/3/2006 12:31 PM

On 5/3/2006 3:37 PM, Dr. Strangelove said:

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"Alternatively, you can get a perfectly serviceable $20 mechanical micrometer instead of a $100 digital. It depends on whether you want to learn how to read it."

I have a real nice one that belonged to my dad. he always told me it how expensive it was!

I think I once knew how to read it, but I've since forgotten... was just showing it to my son the other day saying "now you see these lines here?" "how do you read that?" "gee... I don't remember!"

5/3/2006 6:37 AM
MK	Dave, Thanks for the warning, which serves as a reminder to always check and QA incoming stock. Regards, Michael

5/3/2006 8:13 AM
Mick	Is there someone else good to deal with regarding magnet wire? I have tried to source this here but cannot believe that no one can be bothered to answer emails , return phonecalls etc , and these are the dickheads who bitch when people buy gear from overseas, Mick

5/3/2006 12:09 PM
Spence	Try Scientific Wire of London or maybe Elektrosola in Deutchland. Scientific are patronizing tossers but they rarely screw up. Elektrosola are cheap if you buy in bulk but you'd have to crack the language barrier. Failing that, the cheapest and perhaps best company I've come across is Shelhav in Israel but they may just point you to another company they supply.

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