This is a placeholder topic for “Stranded Wire: Black, 26 AWG, 70 Feet” comments.
This is a spool with 70 feet of black 26 AWG stranded copper hook-up wire. It conforms to the UL1007 specification and is rated for up to 80°C and 300 VAC.
Read moreFYI the link on this page doesn’t work
“Alternatives available with variations in these parameter(s):wire gauge colorSelect variant…”
Hi Donald
Just tried both links and both worked OK.
There is something that Core might check though.
The description states
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The wires conform to the UL 1007 specification and are rated for up to 80°C and 300 VAC. The following table provides more details about the wire composition and dimensions:
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This clearly states rated for 300VAC and the table states an insulation thickness of 0.38mm.
Now last time I had anything to do with this the required insulation thickness in Australia for mains use (240VAC) was 0.6mm
I can remember when working full time that every time we used a piece of equipment from USA the first thing we had to do was re wire all the 240VAC mains wiring to comply with our regulations.
Now it is quite possible that this has changed over time but I don’t think so.
it is just the fact the statement is there and if something drastic should happen it could open up a large can of worms.
Something that should be checked and amended if required I think.
Cheers Bob
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Now that is odd !
The “wire gauge colorSelect variant…” link is pointing to https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/select-by-specification?parameters=0J124%2C0J13&product=2620&products=2600
I could understand if my linux Firefox browser was having trouble rendering the web page, particularly if it uses client-side script … but instead I get a 404 Not Found message, which also happens on my linux Chomium browser.
Whoops, our bad…
The page you requested was not found, and we have a fine guess why.
If you typed the URL directly, please make sure the spelling is correct. If you clicked on a link to get here, the link is outdated.
Alternatively the URL doesn’t end with “.html”, so possibly the server-side scripting engine is currently down. Possibly your browser found a copy of the page in your cache ???
As for your comment about the 300VAC, I expect that you are correct and this wire should not be used for mains voltages in Australia, despite the UL rating.
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Hi Donald
I normally use a Mac with Safari as a browser. Just now tried Firefox. Those 2 links above in the product heading still takes me to the Core website page for that product.
So it looks as if your browser of choice does not like something.
I don’t know what the UL rating is. some USA thing I imagine. But despite what the Americans say if I am correct (I could still be wrong and rules have changed) this cable should NOT be used for 240VAC applications. I did not have to re wire mains circuits in American manufactured equipment for no reason.
As Pololu are a USA company this description is probably a direct copy of their blurb and has been reproduced without change.
I think it is something Core should check and if I am correct just add a statement to the effect that this product does not meed Australian wiring rules. Quite OK though for lower voltage application.
Cheers Bob
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That was not the link I was reporting. The link “wire gauge colorSelect variant” is the one which doesn’t work for me.
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Hi Donald
Now we know which link you are talking about it does not work with Safari either.
Cheers Bob
Apologies. You did specify which link earlier and I missed it. I thought you were talking about the 2 links in the original post.
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Hi Donald,
Thanks for picking up on this one. Each of the colours is its own product on our site so this link is in a bit of a confused state. I’ve queued the link for removal.
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I clicked the link in order to find the products for all the different colours because the web search function is a real pain. Would it be OK to reinstate the page instead ?
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Hey @Robert93820,
Thanks for the catch re: insulation thickness, I’ll look into this. You’re pretty spot-on regarding the blurb, sometimes we catch these but not always.
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Hi Zach
I don’t remember exactly where this came from. It came up while I was employed at AWA who had their own standards people who would know where to look. I do know we had to change all the mains wiring on everything manufactured in USA. including 5kW broadcast transmitters.
I tried the SAA wiring rules but this is a massive disjointed publication which has evolved over time but I did not know where to start.
All locally (Australian) cable eventually finished up 0.6mm as this was more economical than having several standards.
I did find some time ago that if you used local cable with those female multiway connectors and female crimp contacts you can’t get the contact into the connector because the overall cable size is too big. A smaller gauge wire than the one used might have been ok but then the wire became too small. This US wire would probably be fine so there would be a market for it for that type of application or for low voltage work.
Anyway good you are going to have a look.
Cheers Bob
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Hi Donald,
Unfortunately those links are customised for our supplier,
That part of the address is creating a query for a pop-up on their site, and while we wont be able to do a similar pop-up what do you think about a table? with all of the gauges and colours.
Let me know what you think, and I can run it past our IT team.
Hi Bob,
Whole heartedly agree, my interpretation of that line on the page is that this wire meets the UL 1007 - which is more concerned about the breakdown voltage of the insulation of this wire.
BUT the wire would not pass other required cerifictions, i.e. in any installation requiring AS/NZS 3000 certification and likely RCM.
I’ve scheduled all of this type of wire to have that part of the description updated to remove the reference to 300VAC as it is a bit misleading here in Aus.
Liam
