I realized Pinrestore has it by the foot. Anyone know where to get it by the roll?
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Covington, LA
Dearborn Wire & Cable was a brand I've used in the past: type 818 (18 gauge) or 820 (20 gauge) stranded tinned non-insulated wire. Dearborn was bought by Alpha Wire, and Alpha may have discontinued or relabeled that product line.
I bought a huge spool on ebay for way cheaper than a pinball reseller. I forget the seller name, but i am sure it is still there.
Quoted from barakandl:I bought a huge spool on ebay for way cheaper than a pinball reseller. I forget the seller name, but i am sure it is still there.
If you can find that again, please let us know!
Found the email confirmation. I bought 1000ft for $39 shipped. Stranded 22 awg. I got green color, but came in a bunch of different options.
acdcelectricparts is the ebay seller name
ebay # 350697759640
Moe
How about this. The seller has it in various wire gauges, 199ft rolls (60m)
ebay.com link: 18 AWG Gauge Tinned Copper Wire Buss Wire 1 0 lbs 199 Length 0 0403 Silver
Quoted from Pinballer73:How about this. The seller has it in various wire gauges, 199ft rolls (60m)
ebay.com link » 18 Awg Gauge Tinned Copper Wire Buss Wire 1 0 Lbs 199 Length 0 0403 Silver
That looks like solid wire. It needs to be stranded.
It's like there is always ONE thing wrong about everything I find!
I bought the Dearborn stuff years ago through Anixter...seems it was like pulling teeth to get at the time. If you are using an air stapler without a depth setting, cut the pressure back a bit so it doesn't break the wire.
Quoted from Skypilot:I realized Pinrestore has it by the foot. Anyone know where to get it by the roll?
We've got perhaps 1.5M feet of it in Bloomington, original wms pinball wire 18 and 22 gauge, various colors, etc. Spools are very large 5000' rolls ... tinned copper, not sure what all colors are there (striped, etc).
If interested, let me know.
fell off my chair
Quoted from PPS:We've got perhaps 1.5M feet of it in Bloomington, original wms pinball wire 18 and 22 gauge, various colors, etc. Spools are very large 5000' rolls ... tinned copper, not sure what all colors are there (striped, etc).
If interested, let me know.
Any chance you could break it down to smaller quantities, say 10, 20, or 50 foot lengths for example? I'd love to get my hands on some but have no use for such a large quantity.
thanks!
Andre
Quoted from PPS:We've got perhaps 1.5M feet of it in Bloomington, original wms pinball wire 18 and 22 gauge, various colors, etc. Spools are very large 5000' rolls ... tinned copper, not sure what all colors are there (striped, etc).
If interested, let me know.
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Hopefully you can make this available in smaller quantities Rick. Perhaps custom lenghts or a few different lengths, I know I'd buy some if you can make it available.
Sana'a
sorry, this is tinned copper wire with a plastic jacket on it ... but if that is interesting then we can certainly sell in 100, etc foot lengths for discount.
rick
Is it stranded Rick, or solid core? If it's stranded it would be fine. The end users can either strip it or you could have it stripped prior to sale (tedious job).
The only catch is, if it is stranded, it needs to be tinned together, so that each stranded is stuck to the next, rather than slight rolling twist, otherwise it may separate when stripping the outer sheath and cause a birds nest mess.
I'd be interested in some Rick. Depending on the price a few 100' to 500'. Pic of it would be cool too, if you could.
I will likely have it on a truck this weekend and would prefer to sell in 100, 250, 500, 1000 foot increments.
I have to figure out a 'fair' price for it that people would pay per foot ... you can always give me your input on that and I will see what I can do.
rick
Quoted from PPS:I will likely have it on a truck this weekend and would prefer to sell in 100, 250, 500, 1000 foot increments.
I have to figure out a 'fair' price
Again 
Quoted from vid1900:http://bayareaamusements.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SRCH
Search for "18 wire" if you want the 18 gage available color choices.
10ft lengths
I believe that's stranded aluminum wire. Not tinned copper. They also carry 22 gauge stranded aluminum.
I'd use the stranded aluminum in a heartbeat, but I understand why some folks want it all original.
Quoted from PPS:sorry, this is tinned copper wire with a plastic jacket on it ... but if that is interesting then we can certainly sell in 100, etc foot lengths for discount.
rick
Sorry, I'm slightly confused. This description sounds like it's describing insulated stranded tinned copper wire, which is readily available from thousands of sources. Rick, can you please confirm whether you're talking about insulated wire or the bare wire used by pinball manufacturers for the GI bus?
Quoted from erichill:Sorry, I'm slightly confused. This description sounds like it's describing insulated stranded tinned copper wire, which is readily available from thousands of sources. Rick, can you please confirm whether you're talking about insulated wire or the bare wire used by pinball manufacturers for the GI bus?
Yes, it's stranded insulated tinned copper wire.
Have a friend that is a gaming electronics whiz. He recommended upgrading the braids to 1/8" flat braid...similar to the ground braids, but narrower. Kiss was the first one I used it on. Lighting is very solid.
You can see some of it in the attached photo. Note I also put Molex plugs and major components to ease the swap and or remove components to work on.
IMG_0299.JPGQuoted from phishrace:I believe that's stranded aluminum wire. Not tinned copper. They also carry 22 gauge stranded aluminum.
I'd use the stranded aluminum in a heartbeat, but I understand why some folks want it all original.
Tinned copper *looks* like aluminum.
Real aluminum wire would probably cause some kind of galvanic corrosion like it does on antennas.
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10 months later
Quoted from uncivil_engineer:Now that pinrestore has closed down, has anyone found a good supplier for this tinned copper wire?
You mean this? https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1041-third-coast-pinball/00662-18ga-stranded-tinned-bare-wire
1 year later
Anyone know where to get a good price on 250-500 feet rolls of this stuff? I used up my last roll of 250ft and now it is tough to find. The last time I bought it on Amazon in 2021 it was $31 for 250ft, but that seller is gone.
I can't find anything like it on AliExpress, but their search engine is garbage so its probably there somewhere.
Quoted from radium:Anyone know where to get a good price on 250-500 feet rolls of this stuff? I used up my last roll of 250ft and now it is tough to find. The last time I bought it on Amazon in 2021 it was $31 for 250ft, but that seller is gone.
I can't find anything like it on AliExpress, but their search engine is garbage so its probably there somewhere.
Maybe this?
The Wires Zone 18 Gauge AWG 500' Feet ft Stranded Primary Remote Wire Cable (Blue) https://a.co/d/bmIM3gI
Quoted from chad:Maybe this?
The Wires Zone 18 Gauge AWG 500' Feet ft Stranded Primary Remote Wire Cable (Blue) https://a.co/d/bmIM3gI
Thanks, but I'm looking for 18 AWG uninsulated tinned copper stranded rope. It's the stuff used for ground wire under the playfield on System 11 games or in the backbox lamp panel, etc.
Picture here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/18-gauge-twisted-copper-wire-rope-tinned-to-accept-solder#post-1786200
Quoted from radium:Thanks, but I'm looking for 18 AWG uninsulated tinned copper stranded rope. It's the stuff used for ground wire under the playfield on System 11 games or in the backbox lamp panel, etc.
Picture here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/18-gauge-twisted-copper-wire-rope-tinned-to-accept-solder#post-1786200
wirebot has it, but certainly not at the price you paid before. https://wirebot.xyz/products/18-awg-stranded-bus-wire
Quoted from BorgDog:wirebot has it, but certainly not at the price you paid before. https://wirebot.xyz/products/18-awg-stranded-bus-wire
Looks like that would at least be a little better than Third Coast...
Can't hurt to ask for a bulk discount though.
Quoted from radium:Yeah I can’t afford those guys unfortunately. This stuff should be $.20/ft max.
if you can find it at that price be sure to post back where it is.
Quoted from BorgDog:if you can find it at that price be sure to post back where it is.
I found some for under $0.20 a foot. I contacted them and they said this is 18AWG stranded and has 16 strands. My last roll (from eBay) was also 16 strands, as was the stuff I got from pinrestore.com.
This is 500ft for $98 shipped, 18/1 tinned copper. Note this is "rope" not flat braid.
2 weeks later
Melbourne, ON
Quoted from radium:Received the wire... good stuff, just what I needed.[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
Awesome, thanks for the update.
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