Striveday 18AWG Silicone Wire - 300V Cables Electronic Stranded Copper Hook Up Wire for Electrical Projects

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Canada on Nov 21, 2023

Jeff: I am very happy with this product as it exactly how it is listed. Thank you very much. I will buy more when needed !!!

Canada on Aug 02, 2023

justin: it's wire, decently priced

Canada on Jul 25, 2023

Smiddy: I needed a fine thin flexible wire to repair broken wires in a Buzz Lightyear toy. There were 2 bonded wires in the wings which retract. Both sides failed in the same manner. After arduous task of splitting wing tips apart (solvent welded, it seems), I was able to run new wires, and solder them. The silicone was a bit thicker than I was hoping for, but it worked out for me. This seems like nice wire. The insulation stripped cleanly with just two light cuts on opposing sides and a tug. It's nice a flexible. It soldered very well. I recommend it. My only noteable potential negative is insulation was a bit thick for 30AWG, in terms of fitting within small projects. I definitely recommend it. I wish it had included white color in with red, green, black, instead of sky blue, but that's a preference thing, for sure. Useful cardboard box for dispensing and organizing. Buzz has lasted 2 weeks now. Hope he continues to fair well.

United States on Mar 07, 2023

Dave L: Overall a pretty decent little kit. I got the colours I wanted, the wire is decently flexible, stands up to soldering fine and hasn't given me issues. I've mostly used them for signal wires in automotive applications and have no complaints. That said, as mentioned by someone else, the box is prone to turning into an unholy rat's nest. It's pretty minor really but something to be aware of. It also stinks like a rotting animal. I'm not sure if it's the insulation itself of the spools the wire comes on but the offgassing on these is brutal.

Canada on Nov 20, 2020

Robert P: I use this gauge (gage) wire for electronic projects for my model railroad. It has good electrical characteristics, the silicon insulation is suited to the wire and strips easily. Pre-tinning makes soldering a joy. I am very happy with it and when it is used up, I'll purchase more. I gave it 5 stars for the wire itself.

The box is another matter but it doesn't harm the wire's rating. They should put "Assembly Required" in their advertising. You must remove each spool to undo the knot placed on the wire to hold them together after being wound. I wound up removing all the spools at once. I wish I had thought of securing each spool with tape as another reviewer suggests. DUH. Then you must thread each wire through its hole in the box- not difficult but it is tedious. Don't forget to remove the punched out shard that's in the way. Kind of like Florida elections gone by. If you want to use the exit holes that don't get covered up by the box flap, those are the wrong color and don't match the wire colors. If you use the correctly colored holes, you will have to raise the box flap for each use. Doing this, after adding additional cardboard under the box lid to "tension" the spools...

United States on Nov 19, 2018

Davinci: In 2017 I bought the 18AWG box. Really smaller than what it looks on the picture. So small that I really wonder if there is really 17 ft. of length of each color. I will have to check that. The plastic reels are way too small, the wires aleays go off their respective reel and then it makes a big spaghetti inside the box. A bit too expensive for what it is.

UPDATE JULY 2018 : I needed 22AWG silicone wires and couldn't find a better alternative here on Amazon, so I bough this product again (22AWG this time). The quality is good and the price is fair, but the delivery system is still disastrous!

- Real silicone wires : I can put my soldering iron at 450 degrees on the insulation and it doesn't even make a mark
- Advertised as 20 feet of wire for each color (22AWG) : I took out the yellow roll and measured and it was really 20 feet long

Same problem as with my first purchase the 18AWG box. The wires are on plastic rolls and there's a small wooden rod inside the allow the plastic rolls to spin. Forget about that!!! All the rolls are constantly spinning on their own as you pull one wire out of the box and it makes a huge mess in the box. All the wires then become...

Canada on Dec 18, 2017

Nelson E.: I got this wire because the 40 year old solid core 30ga wire-wrap wire I had on hand was not suitable to use for hacking my Kindle. It. broke. too. easily. Plus, the only color I had was yellow. tl;dr: I am not disappointed once I made a few adjustments.

I have stripped a couple of these wires using my 40 year old wire-wrap wire stripper. The last image will hopefully show that, yes indeed, this is 30gs stranded wire. I suspect they drew the wire through a mosquito's mouth. I could not find anything online today that even vaguely resembles my stripper. I did not look only on Amazon. I looked online. In spite of having gazillions of products, Amazon doesn't have everything. My one-stop shopping experience has been irrevocably ruined! Gee, thanks Amazon.

You can see the stripper I use in the last picture I've posted with this review. 40 years ago it was the most expensive tool I owned.

I do, though I've not tested it, have a wire-wrap tool very similar to this  JDV Products HSR30 Tool, Wire, Wrap/Unwrap Strip, Regular  with which I have successfully stripped 30ga solid core wire in the past. OK, the way way past.

Pros:
- The wire is stranded...

United States on Jun 30, 2017

VladVlad: These are high quality silicon insulated wires. Description mentioned max temperature only 150C but it is actually 200C stamped on the wires. It is important because during soldering they don't burn like cheaper PVC insulation. These wires are the best for the soldering prototyping board - flexible, low impedance and not burned insulation. Deal is good too. Don;t confuse this set with cheaper one which has PVC insulation. It is important because during soldering they don't burn like cheaper PVC insulation.

I attached here images of how I setup this wire box. The goal is to prevent entanglement between spools wires while you use them. If not doing it right it is even hard to place spools in box because wires get entangled .
1. before putting spools in the box place sticky tape on the top of each spool to prevent entanglement while setting up (picture 1)
2. after putting spools in the box, drive wires through the respective holes according to the color, then prepare a folded piece of carton to place on the top of the spools
3. now you can remove tapes from spools, place folded carton on the top to keep spools pressed and wires kept in the spools and fully close the...

United States on Dec 13, 2016