Need a source for electrical wire ( cord )
#21
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 8,091
MadCow333,
I found this somewhere when I was having computer trouble and couldn't download or print it. So I hand copied it. It's helped me a bit, hope it helps you.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]416067[/ATTACH]
I'll have to try that unplug, rotate, and plug back in the next time I get a buzz.
Joe
I found this somewhere when I was having computer trouble and couldn't download or print it. So I hand copied it. It's helped me a bit, hope it helps you.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]416067[/ATTACH]
I'll have to try that unplug, rotate, and plug back in the next time I get a buzz.
Joe
#22
Joe, just curious. Does the smaller wire have larger individual strands? If so, could a smaller bunch of larger individual strands rate as high as a larger bunch of lesser diameter strands? Just asking. I know a solid copper wire rated the same as stranded wire is smaller in total diameter. Sounds confusing, but I hope it comes across as I desire. Kind of like a 12 gauge is a 12 gauge whether one is 6 shot or 8 1/2 shot. It takes more of 8 1/2 shot than 6 shot to make the same 12 gauge. This analogy probably doesn't equate but is my way of explaining what I'm trying to get across.
#23
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 8,091
Joe, just curious. Does the smaller wire have larger individual strands? If so, could a smaller bunch of larger individual strands rate as high as a larger bunch of lesser diameter strands? Just asking. I know a solid copper wire rated the same as stranded wire is smaller in total diameter. Sounds confusing, but I hope it comes across as I desire. Kind of like a 12 gauge is a 12 gauge whether one is 6 shot or 8 1/2 shot. It takes more of 8 1/2 shot than 6 shot to make the same 12 gauge. This analogy probably doesn't equate but is my way of explaining what I'm trying to get across.
Honestly, I don't know. What I do know is I've got lots of wire from decades old to new and most that is marked 18 gauge looks to be the same diameter regardless of how many strands it has. I've never actually measured it though. The other gauges follow suite as well.
And I do understand your 12 gauge analogy.
Joe
#24
#25
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 613
Have you tried Codale electrics: http://www.codale.com/ They're a wholesale electric supply company that my dad used when he worked for a the power plant. They do purchasing from them. I'm sure they have what you need and what you might need in the future.
#27
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,334
MadCow333,
I found this somewhere when I was having computer trouble and couldn't download or print it. So I hand copied it. It's helped me a bit, hope it helps you.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]416067[/ATTACH]
I'll have to try that unplug, rotate, and plug back in the next time I get a buzz.
Joe
I found this somewhere when I was having computer trouble and couldn't download or print it. So I hand copied it. It's helped me a bit, hope it helps you.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]416067[/ATTACH]
I'll have to try that unplug, rotate, and plug back in the next time I get a buzz.
Joe
#28
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,334
Joe, just curious. Does the smaller wire have larger individual strands? If so, could a smaller bunch of larger individual strands rate as high as a larger bunch of lesser diameter strands? Just asking. I know a solid copper wire rated the same as stranded wire is smaller in total diameter. Sounds confusing, but I hope it comes across as I desire. Kind of like a 12 gauge is a 12 gauge whether one is 6 shot or 8 1/2 shot. It takes more of 8 1/2 shot than 6 shot to make the same 12 gauge. This analogy probably doesn't equate but is my way of explaining what I'm trying to get across.
#29
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 8,091
Joe
#30
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 8,091
Joe, what does it mean when it says, red wire is switched?? (5th quote down) I don't know if this would refer to wiring sewing machines or not but the red wire is positive as well as the black wire. We just remodeled our cabin last summer and I did all the wiring. (DH won't touch wiring..... he saw a guy get fried once on the job) I put in a 220 line for a dryer and the red and black are both hot. So what does it mean when it says, red wire is switched???
As for the red wire being switched, I've run into several old Singers where the light had two wires. A white one, and a red one. The red wire went from the power source to the light switch. This has been in the old wire that had two individual wires in a tube of outer insulation. The newer stuff with the current type was just ribbed or printed on and still confuses me.
Joe
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
cabbagepatchkid
For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
23
10-19-2017 06:42 PM
kidhauler1948
For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
6
06-01-2016 06:22 PM
Ellpea
For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
7
05-03-2015 04:42 PM
Enchanted Quilter
For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
7
03-21-2015 07:01 AM
grannysewer
For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
2
06-24-2013 04:30 PM