Wire gauges

[Astrolava]

Recently, the thermistor for my bed stopped reporting correct temperatures, and sometimes went to the deep negatives.
I'm sure one of the wires snapped inside, but at 50 dollars per spool, I really don't want to make any mistakes with the wire gauges.
I got some guesses for what the gauges could be, but I don't want to risk buying the wrong spool of wire.
I figured while I'm replacing the thermistor wire, I could also extend some of the other wires to put my MCU outside my enclosure.
So, if anyone knows what gauges of wire, or possibly a source where to get them, please let me know.

[Heiko910]

I just did the same, one of the yellow wires (thermistor) was broken. Those wires don't carry any significant current. I had some 20gauge in yellow from the auto part store. I cut it off near the bed and near the connector and solder in a new piece. Works great. I secured it to the rest of the wires with electrical tape.

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On Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 17:08 Astrolava ***@***.***> wrote: Recently, the thermistor for my bed stopped reporting correct temperatures, and sometimes went to the deep negatives. I'm sure one of the wires snapped inside, but at 50 dollars per spool, I really don't want to make any mistakes with the wire gauges. I got some guesses for what the gauges could be, but I don't want to risk buying the wrong spool of wire. I figured while I'm replacing the thermistor wire, I could also extend some of the other wires to put my MCU outside my enclosure. So, if anyone knows what gauges of wire, or possibly a source where to get them, please let me know. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#38>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BCTOP6EFZE3UANZT2A5PSC3YMID7BAVCNFSM6AAAAABBITQWIGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ERDJONRXK43TNFXW4OZWGAYTQMZYGA> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[Heiko910]

The solder connections I put some shrink tubing over it.

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On Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 17:08 Astrolava ***@***.***> wrote: Recently, the thermistor for my bed stopped reporting correct temperatures, and sometimes went to the deep negatives. I'm sure one of the wires snapped inside, but at 50 dollars per spool, I really don't want to make any mistakes with the wire gauges. I got some guesses for what the gauges could be, but I don't want to risk buying the wrong spool of wire. I figured while I'm replacing the thermistor wire, I could also extend some of the other wires to put my MCU outside my enclosure. So, if anyone knows what gauges of wire, or possibly a source where to get them, please let me know. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#38>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BCTOP6EFZE3UANZT2A5PSC3YMID7BAVCNFSM6AAAAABBITQWIGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ERDJONRXK43TNFXW4OZWGAYTQMZYGA> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[bassamanator]

Unsure as to the exact size.

I really hope you don't have to spend that much, should cost $7-8 at your local hardware store for a few meters. Aliexpress will have plenty at a good price, but you have to wait a lot.