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24 AWG as pickup leads
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 3:54 pm
by Andrew McSpadden
I ran across a spool of 24 AWG stranded black and white twisted wire at the dump! Is this too thin to use as my pickup leads? Are there effects/problems of the different gauges of hookup wire? thanks!
Re: 24 AWG as pickup leads
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2019 5:08 pm
by David King
Andrew,
24AWG is plenty stout enough to carry the 50mV of peak output from a pickup. After all the pickup coil wire is 42AWG. That's a nice find especially as it's stranded.
Re: 24 AWG as pickup leads
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:00 am
by Eric Baack
Heck, the pickups I tend to use run around 28 gauge wires. I'd love it if they were 24 gauge instead, it would be a bit easier to work with.
Re: 24 AWG as pickup leads
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:43 am
by Andrew McSpadden
What gauge are you using as a lead off the magnet wire to get to the hookup wire of your humbuckers ?
Re: 24 AWG as pickup leads
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:46 pm
by David King
Standard issue is foil shielded 4 conductor 28awg but 30awg is a little easier to cram in there. If you only need 2 conductor then a Mogami W2901 conductor ofc lavalier mic cabling is wonderful stuff.