On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 10:58 PM, apptech wrote: > Experience :-).. > Overall multistrand tends to be much harder for use with vero. > You can suit the wire size used to the required stiffness. > Multi strand wire tends to lead to spread strands and intertrack solder > bridges. > The stiffness can be used to "set" the wires into a desired position leading > to a neater layout. > > I have used both. and strander has some advantages, but I'd usually use > single strand. > > MA's suggestion of wire-wrap wire bears looking at. This is VERY thin wire, > usually silver plated, under a tenacious insulation layer. You can get PTFE > insulated or "Kynar" - a PTFE relataive. You can wrap Kynar around a hot > solderig iron tip and it just looks unhappy but largely ignores the iron. > Kynar is very tricky to strip - you need a sharp edge and some practice. > Broken wires while strippong are the initial norm. Despote this Kynar > insulated WW wire is often an excellent choice for solder breadboarding. Not > too good for plug in breadboards due to small size. > . > Russell > >> I always thought it was stiffer and harder to work with... > > Yes, often. > No. > Alright, stiff, single-stranded wire it is then. I have loads of that lying around. -- solarwind -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist