logoalt Hacker News

Animatstoday at 4:55 AM1 replyview on HN

Most people today use Kynar hook-up wire for this sort of thing. Even WalMart stocks it.


Replies

crb3today at 6:21 AM

Go carefully there. Kynar tends to wilt at soldering heat. Press insulated wires together when they're still hot and suddenly they can be kissing; a 1-diameter short is easy to overlook when you're inspecting your work.

I find it worthwhile to use teflon-insulated wire here. When I'm building a prototype, the last thing I want to have to distrust is my construction.

show 1 reply