Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
(OP)
I'm in Delaware and am in need of 17 gauge bare copper wire. I only need about 15 feet. 17 gauge seems to be hard to find.
Does anyone know a good source?
Does anyone know a good source?





RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
It turns out that 17 is not as readily available as the even numbered gauges.
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
strain gage, you can rescale it.
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RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
I never ever heard of 17AWG wire.
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
Mike Halloran
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DeAngelo Marine Exhaust Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
TDR sensors are out of my field and experience so I can't really say how much of a difference 0.005" would make.
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
Of course, it could also be a voice coil in a loudspeakerlike transducer. Then gauge may have quite a large influence. Ask the guy that designed it to use real-world material and have him redesign it.
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
You will have a hard time finding 17 gauge wire here in North America, I have never heard of such a size in AWG. I was wondering how close you could get to 17 gauge if you were to try a metric wire size from Europe.
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
A 1 square millimeter European wire is spot on (almost). The #17 wire has 1.038 mm2 area and the 1 mm2 has - yes, you guessed it - 1 mm square. The error is about 4 percent.
Going to #16 results in a 1.309 mm2 area and the #18 will give you 0.8231 mm2. Both are obviously bad choices compared to the 1 mm2 wire.
The #34 is way below half a #17. The #34 has 0.1601 mm2. You would need six in parallel to have the same area.
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
Yes we do love our math, do we not?
Scott
In a hundred years, it isn't going to matter anyway.
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
Anyway, I've already ordered the 16 gauge wire and we're going to finish the job this week (time is money
The guy who gave me this value is, in fact, European. I think he made his calculations based off of 1mm wire and then converted it to AWG since we are in America. This might explain why he didn't know that you can't really get 17AWG.
Thanks for the advice. I feel twice as informed on the subject than I did 2 days ago. Guess it's time to ask for a raise
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
My grandfather did silver and precious metal work before his death. I remember going through his things getting ready to settle the estate and was somewhat supprised to find that silver and gold wire did indeed come in odd AWG numbers.(or I assume it was AWG numbers) The TDRs I work with are for wavelengths of 500 meters and shorter so I cannot fathom why a silver wire would be needed in a TDR lead. Somebody must make 17 AWG wire. Perhaps this is but another way a manufacturer has found to keep all parts and service "in the factory" for greater profits.
I remain,
The Old Soldering Gunslinger
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
http://www.mwswire.com/
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
Thanks
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
The impedance of a coaxial-type probe is easily affected by OD center-conductor and ID outer conductor sizes. Impedance of balanced transmission line is less affected by wire size. Goubau-line wire size is almost unimportant.
You indicate your probe is like an antenna, so this leads me to think the probe is a Goubau-line type. Since you only need three feet, I would suggest get some copper tubing made by K&S Enginnering - found at your local hobby shop. They list a 3/64" (.047") in 3ft lenghts as standard. You could also use small diameter stainless rod or wire which is usually available in decimal inch or metric sizes.
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
If anyone is interested the formula for wire diameter vs. gage is given by
Diameter (inches) = 10^-[(AWG+10)/20]
For 17 AWG the diameter is 0.0446 inches.
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???
I just located a decent wire chart on the net. http://w
Hope this helps.
Scott
In a hundred years, it isn't going to matter anyway.
RE: Where can I find 17 AWG copper wire???