Timeline for What 22 AWG wire to use for wrapping?
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| Jun 7, 2019 at 22:54 | comment | added | Dave Tweed | @jonk: Yes, it was a technology used for consumer electronics for a brief period after point-to-point wiring became too labor-intensive and before PCB manufacturing became cost-effective and reliable enough. If you look it up on Wikipedia, evidently it is still used in a few niche industries for wire-to-board connections when they don't want to bother with a connector. | |
| Jun 7, 2019 at 22:46 | comment | added | jonk | I still have spools of AWG30 wire wrapping wire from OK Industries which I used in the 1970's (and my wire-wrapping tools, as well.) If it is "newer technology" then the older stuff must be from the 1960's, I guess. | |
| Jun 7, 2019 at 21:41 | comment | added | Tomas Kollen | Your point is well taken. Now the original wrap was made at the bottom of fairly tall terminals. Maybe I could wrap around the unused section with good results. | |
| Jun 7, 2019 at 21:12 | history | edited | Dave Tweed | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 7, 2019 at 21:11 | comment | added | DKNguyen | So there's an even older version of wire wrap than wire wrap? Was not aware of that. | |
| Jun 7, 2019 at 21:09 | comment | added | Dave Tweed | @DKNguyen: And you're thinking of the AWG30 wirewrap wire used for prototyping (and limited manufacturing of) logic circuits. That's actually much newer technology than what the OP is asking about. The tough kynar insulation protected wires from unwanted connections with the sharp edges of nearby terminal pins. | |
| Jun 7, 2019 at 21:06 | comment | added | DKNguyen | Oh, I see. I misread. | |
| Jun 7, 2019 at 21:04 | comment | added | Dave Tweed | @DKNguyen: Yes, I know "they" do. I'm asking if the OP has one. | |
| Jun 7, 2019 at 21:03 | comment | added | DKNguyen | They actually do make (and still sell) 22AWG wire wrap tools. No 22AWG wire wrapping wire though. Is there any make-or-break reason kynar insulation and silver-plate is used for wire wrap wire? | |
| Jun 7, 2019 at 21:01 | history | answered | Dave Tweed | CC BY-SA 4.0 |