Yeah, well, some hobby supply places I consulted they don't even know
what was the AWG number (or the resistance per foot) of the wire they
have, and they charge S+H. There is a company in California that has all
of this wires by foot, sell a minimum of $45 plus $5 S+H (cost almost
$1/ft).

Some interesting about professionalism;  Talking to a dozen of big
wire/cable supplier companies around in Florida, Georgia, even New York
and Chicago, the sales people do not have the minimum clue or idea what
means Nickel-Chrome or Nickel-Chromium wire. To help them to understand,
I said that exist several type of materials electric wires are made
from, as copper, steel, aluminum, brass, iron, ... and asking to the guy
what other material he knows (hopping he knows Ni-Cr by any other name),
he answered plain and simple: "Fiber Optics"!!!... I couldn't hold my
open laugh on the phone. The guy was serious.  He said "what!?!?".

Other company sales guy promptly asked all my company information (for
his database), and right after asked me to repeat (again) what I was
looking for, then he said directly "How many feet?", and then he
realized he had no idea what I was talking about (Nickel-Chrome). What
happened with people's brain and knowledge? I can expect this reaction
from a delivery pizza boy recently promoted to sales in a wire company,
but from a guy that works there at least 5 years and makes $18/hour?

Another big time company, more than 30 years in the market, selling all
kinds of wires and cables, heavy and small, communication cables and so
on, the sales people never heard about Nickel-Chrome wire (I heard he
asking loud in the room to the other sales people too). I asked the guy
how long he is been working in this field, he answered "16 years". I
just can't believe that we can call it "professionalism".  It is like to
sell only "yellow chew gum", and never heard about the other colors...
for several years... and they claim they are there to help you when you
call, because they are specialists... ok, they could be, but, about
what? It is not about electrical wires for sure!

I would love to say the names of those companies, but them, it would be
a lack of "my professionalism", isn't?

Wagner.

Andy Kunz wrote:
>
> >20 feet (6 meters) is only $12 (USA), $13 (Overseas), packing and
> >shipping included (regular mail envelope).  If you are interested email
> >me for further details, (I also have a small quantity of stepper motors
> >I bought in excess).
>
> I can buy it for $9/20' from hobby supply places.
>
> Andy
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