solarwind wrote:
> And by telephone wire, do you guys mean the wire that you connect from
> the wall socket to your phone?
>   
No, the type in the wall.

It's usually about 28GA and has 4 to 8 conductors, solid.   You can get 
raw cable like this from most home improvement and/or hardware stores.  
I think walmart even has it.   It's usually beige or grey.    CAT5 cable 
would also work (the type for in-wall, which is solid, not the stranded 
for patch cables), but it is fairly heavily twisted.   If you get real 
"phone" or CAT3 cable, it isn't as nearly tightly wound, so it is easier 
to work with.

My main gripe is that the PVC insulation tends to melt easily when 
soldering, plus it tends to "shrink" away from the heat...  that is, if 
you have a wire which is stripped to a certain length, and then you 
apply heat, the insulation actually ends up moving away from the heat 
source.   I've been thinking of buying some teflon (PTFE) or similar 
high-temp wire just for this reason, but haven't really found a good 
source for smaller spools in assorted colors.

-forrest
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