Sad to say, the best answer I've found is not to deal with people unless
absoultely necessary.  In this case I would suggest www.mcmaster.com,
find wire, select resistance wire, & check the second .pdf page.
guages, resistance, and no know-nothings to deal with.

Gary Crowell
Micron Technology

Wagner Lipnharski wrote:
>
> 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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