On Saturday 17 April 2004 03:06 pm, William Chops Westfield scribbled:
> Jameco seems to have a good assortment of colors, but their prices
> aren't much better than digikeys.

Other than the rolls of Belden wire they have for ~$18 per 100' roll (20 =
AWG),=20
there are also rolls of generic hookup wire for $5 ea, but only in red, w=
hite=20
and black.


> Wire is one of those annoyingly
> expensive items that is better to "find" than to buy.  (Sorta like
> boxes.  Don't you hate it when after carefully minimizing the component
> costs of your circuit to $4 of semiconductors, it turns out the box
> costs $7 and the power switch is $2?  Sigh.)

My sentiments exactly.  And don't forget connectors. :-(


> BillW

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