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	Wire Gauge Wire Gauge

	Wire Type Wire Type

	Stranded
	Solid

	Number of Wires Number of Wires

	Flexibility Flexibility


Ultra Flexible	Flexible

Bend and Stay

	Length Length

	Outer Insulation Color Outer Insulation Color

	Black		Blue
	Red		Green
	White		Yellow
	Brown		Gray
	Orange		Purple

	Use For Use For

Circuit Boards

Automation

Data

Panel and Equipment (Hook-
Up)

	Wire Finish Wire Finish

Tin Plated

Silver Plated

	Gender Gender

Female

Male

	DFARS (Defense Acquisition Regulations Supplement) DFARS (Defense Acquisition Regulations Supplement)

DFARS Specialty Metals
COTS-Exempt

	Connection Type Connection Type


Qwiic	Circuit Board

Grove

	Outer Insulation Material Outer Insulation Material

PVC Plastic

PVDF Plastic

ETFE Plastic

	Maximum Temperature Maximum Temperature

175° F

200° F

300° F

	Minimum Temperature Minimum Temperature

-40° F

0° F

Not Rated

	Circuit Board Connection Type Circuit Board Connection Type

Push In

Solder

	REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals)

REACH Compliant

	Cable AWG Cable AWG

	RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)

RoHS Compliant

	End Type End Type


Socket	Plug

	Width Width

	Thickness Thickness

0.04"

0.05"

	Terminal Type Terminal Type

Machine Pin

Alligator Clip

	OD OD

43 Products

About Wire and Cable

Use For: Automation, Data, Panel and Equipment (Hook-Up)
Ultra Flexible
Temperature Range: 0° to 175° F
Insulation: PVC Plastic

Often used in electronic prototyping or in the interior of computers, this flat cable is ultra flexible with small-gauge wires so it fits in tight spaces. Unlike standard flat control cable, the wires are bonded together without an overall insulation, so they can be easily separated for installation. Cable is flame rated VW-1 to meet requirements for preventing the spread of flames based on a timed test with vertically suspended material.

Stranded Wire
Wire Ga.	No. of Wires	Cable AWG	Current	Wd.	Thick.	Outer Insulation Color	Specifications Met		10 ft.	25 ft.	50 ft.	100 ft.
150V AC
26	10	26/10	1 A @ 86° F	0.39"	0.04"	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	UL Recognized Component, Flame Rated VW-1	0000000	000000	000000	0000000	0000000
26	15	26/15	1 A @ 86° F	0.59"	0.04"	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	UL Recognized Component, Flame Rated VW-1	0000000	00000	000000	000000	000000
24	10	24/10	2.1 A @ 86° F	0.44"	0.04"	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	UL Recognized Component, Flame Rated VW-1	0000000	00000	000000	000000	000000
24	15	24/15	2.1 A @ 86° F	0.66"	0.04"	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	UL Recognized Component, Flame Rated VW-1	0000000	00000	000000	000000	000000
22	10	22/10	3.1 A @ 86° F	0.51"	0.05"	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	UL Recognized Component, Flame Rated VW-1	0000000	00000	000000	000000	000000
22	15	22/15	3.1 A @ 86° F	0.77"	0.05"	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	UL Recognized Component, Flame Rated VW-1	0000000	000000	000000	000000	000000

Circuit Board Wire

Female Machine Pin × Female Machine Pin

Male Machine Pin × Female Machine Pin

Male Machine Pin × Male Machine Pin

Use for circuit boards
Flexible
Temperature Range: -40° to 175° F
Insulation: PVC Plastic

Make connections in circuit boards with these short lengths of terminated wire. Length does not include the machine pins.

Wire with multiple colors is an assortment that contains one wire in each color.

Insert a male machine pin into the holes on a solderless circuit board, or into a female machine pin.

			Length
Wire Ga.	Strand Count	Pin Dia./For Pin Dia.	Inch	Metric, cm	Outer Insulation Color	Pkg. Qty.		Pkg.
Stranded Wire
Female Machine Pin × Female Machine Pin
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	1.97"	5	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	00000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	1.97"	5	Gray	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	3.94"	10	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	3.94"	10	White	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	7.87"	20	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	7.87"	20	Purple	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	11.81"	30	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	0000
Male Machine Pin × Female Machine Pin
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	1.97"	5	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	1.97"	5	Yellow	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	3.94"	10	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	3.94"	10	Green	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	7.87"	20	Black	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	7.87"	20	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	11.81"	30	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	0000
Male Machine Pin × Male Machine Pin
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	1.97"	5	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	1.97"	5	Brown	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	3.94"	10	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	3.94"	10	Orange	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	7.87"	20	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	7.87"	20	Blue	10	0000000	0000
24	11/34	0.025" × 0.025"	11.81"	30	Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow	10	0000000	0000

Wire Wrap

Use for circuit boards
Bend and Stay
Maximum Temperature:
PVDF: 200° F
ETFE: 300° F

This wire wraps around a post terminal on a circuit board to make an electrical connection, eliminating the need for soldering. It stays in the shape you bend it for a tight wrap around the post. A silver-plated finish provides corrosion resistance and strength.

PVDF wire is also known as Kynar wire.

ETFE wire has strong resistance to harsh and high-pH chemicals, such as cleaning fluids and fuels. It’s also known as Tefzel wire.

Use a wire wrap tool (sold separately) to make a tighter connection than wrapping by hand. The tool also unwinds wire from the post.

Solid Wire

PVDF Plastic
Wire Ga.	OD	Length, ft.	Wire Material	Choose an Outer Insulation Color		Each
30	0.02"	100	Silver-Plated Copper	Black, Blue, Green, Red, White, Yellow	000000	000000
28	0.024"	100	Silver-Plated Copper	Black, Blue, Red	000000	00000
26	0.027"	100	Silver-Plated Copper	Black, Blue, Red	000000	00000
24	0.03"	100	Silver-Plated Copper	Black, Blue, Red	000000	00000
ETFE Plastic
30	0.021"	100	Silver-Plated Copper	Green	00000000	00000

Wire Wrap Tool

Use this tool to tightly wrap wire around a post terminal for a good connection. Insert the wire and the post into the tool; twist the tool to wind the wire around the post. To unwind, use the opposite end of the tool.

For Post			Wrap End				Unwrap End
Size	Shape	Min. Center-to-Center	Hole Dia.	Hole Dp.	For Wire Ga.	For Max. Wire OD	Hole Dia.	Hole Dp.	For Wire Ga.	Handle Material		Each
0.025"	Square	0.1"	0.04"	0.75"	28, 29	0.036"	0.038"	1"	32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24	Aluminum	0000000	0000000

Circuit Board Wire Assortments

6 Piece, Female Machine Pin × Alligator Clip

6 Piece, Male Machine Pin × Alligator Clip

140 Piece

Use for circuit boards
Stranded Wire: Flexible
Solid Wire: Bend and Stay
Temperature Range: -40° to 175° F
Insulation: PVC Plastic

Assortments include wire in multiple colors ready to connect to a circuit board.

6-piece assortments include wire with a machine pin on one end and an alligator clip on the other end. Length does not include the machine pin or alligator clip.

140-piece assortments include wire in multiple lengths. Length is measured along the insulated portion of the wire and does not include the 90° stripped ends.

					Length
Wire Ga.	Strand Count	Total No. of Pieces	Terminal Type	Pin Dia./For Pin Dia.	Inch	Metric, cm	Includes	Features		Each
Stranded Wire—Push-In Connection
24	11/34	6	Female Machine Pin × Alligator Clip	0.025"	8"	20	1 of each Color: Black, Blue, Green, Red, White, Yellow	__	0000000	00000
24	11/34	6	Male Machine Pin × Alligator Clip	0.025"	8"	20	1 of each Color: Black, Blue, Green, Red, White, Yellow	__	0000000	0000
Solid Wire—Push-In/Solder Connection
22	__	140	__	__	__	__	10 of each Length: 0.1" (2.5 mm), 0.2" (5 mm), 0.3" (8 mm), 0.4" (10 mm), 0.5" (13 mm), 0.6" (15 mm), 0.7" (18 mm), 0.8" (20 mm), 0.9" (22 mm), 1" (25 mm), 2" (51 mm), 3" (76 mm), 4" (101 mm), 5" (126 mm)	1/4" Stripped 90° Ends	000000	0000

Cords for Development Boards

Make quick, secure connections between your development board and your system’s components, such as sensors and actuators. These cords transmit data via I²C communication protocol, supporting up to 100 I²C devices in your system.

Machine-pin plugs and sockets use friction to make temporary connections to breadboards and the headers on development boards.

Qwiic and Grove sockets snap securely into place, making them good for short-term and long-term installations. There is no need to solder wire to your board or device.

Machine-Pin Plug × Qwiic Socket

4 Machine-Pin Plugs × Qwiic Socket

I2C Communication Protocol
Lg.	Wire Gauge	No. of Wires	Color		Each
6"	28	4	Black, Blue, Red, Yellow	0000000	00000

Machine-Pin Socket × Qwiic Socket

4 Machine-Pin Sockets × Qwiic Socket

I2C Communication Protocol
Lg.	Wire Gauge	No. of Wires	Color		Each
6"	28	4	Black, Blue, Red, Yellow	0000000	00000

Grove Socket × Qwiic Socket

I2C Communication Protocol
Lg.	Wire Gauge	No. of Wires	Color		Each
4"	28	4	Black, Blue, Red, Yellow	0000000	00000

Qwiic Socket × Qwiic Socket

I2C Communication Protocol
Lg.	Wire Gauge	No. of Wires	Color		Each
2"	28	4	Black, Blue, Red, Yellow	0000000	00000
4"	28	4	Black, Blue, Red, Yellow	0000000	0000
7 3/4"	28	4	Black, Blue, Red, Yellow	0000000	0000
19 1/2"	28	4	Black, Blue, Red, Yellow	0000000	0000

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