Wire gauges

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mugician
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Post by mugician »

Is it incredibly important what gauge I use? My order arrived from Smallbear today (ordered the 24th!), and I received a spool of wire that is noticeably smaller than the leftovers from the Monte Allums OD-308.

I was planning on using the leftovers (white) for the jacks and switch and LED, and the Smallbear stuff (purple) for the control pots. Is there going to be any problem? I assume everything sold by Smallbear is usable in stompboxes, but I just thought I'd ask.

Another question is drilling my enclosure. Eek :| , I have no idea how to even start to start to think about starting that... Four pots, In, Out, DC, LED with Bezel, switch.

I don't really know measurements and all that jazz. Maybe I should find someone in my area to help?
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Post by madbean »

You can use any gauge wire that you can work with. The 24AWG PreBond that Smallbear sells is the easiest to work with, IMO.
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