> Does anyone know where to get small gauge(20-22 AWG) wire with a lot of
> fine strands?  All of the catalogs I look in for small gauge wire has
> only seven strands.  I have had too many problems with wires not being
> flexible and breaking when soldered to boards.  Most cheap toys, etc.
> have very flexible wire with bunches of strands.
>
> I have some cheap stepper motors with 22AWG leads that have about 40
> strands of superfine wire.  That wire is made by Metulurgica Bresciana
> in Italy.  All I can find is links to web sites in German and Italian.
> I don't necessarially need that brand, just any low cost very fine
> stranded wite that is easy to find.


We use a product called SuperFlex almost exclusively for internal wiring in
our testers.  It contains many very fine strands and stands up to repeated
bending well.

-d