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Re: Higher Quality Wire/Connectors

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Originally Posted by maddoctor90 View Post
You want machine tool wire (MTW). You can get this online or at a local electrical distrubuter. What most places will try to sell you is THHN. THHN has the an oil resistant coating that makes it hard to bend and work with. Also, make sure you don't get double rated MTW and THHN as this is not what you want either.
+1 for machine tool wire. It's really nice and flexible. On McMaster, it's $109.50 for a 500 ft spool of red or black 12 gauge (part numbers: 71245K41, 71245K44). 500 feet of the red+black stuff listed above would be $600.
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