I definitely use recycled wire. No dead AC adapter or any other device around me gets disposed of without losing its cord! But sometimes I need to extend the cord of an AC adapter, or surface-mount a switch or sensor in the cabin of a car, and 24AWG is just about perfect. Thanks! Best regards, Bob On Mon, Apr 6, 2015, at 12:57 PM, 99guspuppet wrote: >=20 >=20 > Does the wire have to be 24 AWG ? Can it be larger ? Can you use > recycled wire from a recycling center ? I go recycle centers for odd > things.=20 --=20 http://www.fastmail.com - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .