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Nichrome Wire
I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread,
maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas? |
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:32 -0500, "Jim Davis"
put finger to keyboard and composed: I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread, maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas? This Nichrome 80 wire is 0.32mm (0.0126 inches) in diameter and has a resistance of 13.4 ohms/m at 208C: http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st.../product/W3205 - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email. |
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Jim Davis wrote in message
... I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread, maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas? Those silly little facial sun tan lamps with UV discharge lamp and IR heaters, as ballast , have heater wire of about that dimension, for robbing. -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ |
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Nichrome Wire
On Apr 28, 1:44*pm, "Jim Davis" wrote:
I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. *It's about the size of a thread, maybe about .010" in diameter. *I don't know exactly what gauge they are yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. *Any Ideas? Nichrome wire was used to make igniters for model rockets. Try your local toy and hobby shop. . 0.010 is 30 AWG. |
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On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:32 -0500, "Jim Davis"
put finger to keyboard and composed: I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread, maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas? Try searching for "resistance wire" "nickel chromium": http://www.google.com/search?q=%22re...+chromium% 22 Here are a few hits: http://www.enasco.com/product/SB10532M http://www.omega.com/pptst/NI60.html http://www.resistancewire.com/AlloyS...lloysearch.php - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email. |
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On 4/28/2009 6:04 PM Franc Zabkar spake thus:
On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:32 -0500, "Jim Davis" put finger to keyboard and composed: I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread, maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas? Try searching for "resistance wire" "nickel chromium": http://www.google.com/search?q=%22re...+chromium% 22 Note Franc's wise use of quotation marks. Too many people are unaware of how you can focus Google's results like a laser beam by using them. -- Save the Planet Kill Yourself - motto of the Church of Euthanasia (http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/) |
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... I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread, maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas? 240V 600W wire heater element, I have laying around, is 0.012 inch diam for 7 in unstretched length and 0.16 inch diameter of spiral -- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on http://home.graffiti.net/diverse:graffiti.net/ |
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"Jim Davis" wrote in message ... I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread, maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas? Thanks for the responses guys. The wire I need is .004" dia. I found it at McMaster Carr - 30 bucks for a roll. Thanks again. |
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