Nichrome Wire

[Jim Davis]

I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread,
maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are
yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas?

 

[Franc Zabkar]

On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:32 -0500, "Jim Davis" <jwd0324@gmail.com>
put finger to keyboard and composed:

I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread,
maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are
yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas?

This Nichrome 80 wire is 0.32mm (0.0126 inches) in diameter and has a
resistance of 13.4 ohms/m at 208C:
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/en/product/W3205

- Franc Zabkar
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[N_Cook]

Jim Davis <jwd0324@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread,
maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are
yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas?

Those silly little facial sun tan lamps with UV discharge lamp and IR
heaters, as ballast , have heater wire of about that dimension, for robbing.


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[Franc Zabkar]

On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:32 -0500, "Jim Davis" <jwd0324@gmail.com>
put finger to keyboard and composed:

I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread,
maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are
yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas?

Try searching for "resistance wire" "nickel chromium":
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22resistance+wire%22+%22nickel+chromium%22

Here are a few hits:
http://www.enasco.com/product/SB10532M
http://www.omega.com/pptst/NI60.html
http://www.resistancewire.com/AlloySearch/alloysearch.php

- Franc Zabkar
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[David Nebenzahl]

On 4/28/2009 6:04 PM Franc Zabkar spake thus:

On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:32 -0500, "Jim Davis" <jwd0324@gmail.com
put finger to keyboard and composed:

I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread,
maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are
yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas?

Try searching for "resistance wire" "nickel chromium":
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22resistance+wire%22+%22nickel+chromium%22

Note Franc's wise use of quotation marks. Too many people are unaware of
how you can focus Google's results like a laser beam by using them.


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[N_Cook]

Jim Davis <jwd0324@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread,
maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are
yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas?

240V 600W wire heater element, I have laying around, is 0.012 inch diam for
7 in unstretched length and 0.16 inch diameter of spiral


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On Apr 28, 1:44 pm, "Jim Davis" <jwd0...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm replacing very tiny heating coils.  It's about the size of a thread,
maybe about .010" in diameter.  I don't know exactly what gauge they are
yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself.  Any Ideas?

Nichrome wire was used to make igniters for model rockets. Try your
local toy and hobby shop. . 0.010 is 30 AWG.

 

[Jim Davis]

"Jim Davis" <jwd0324@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm replacing very tiny heating coils. It's about the size of a thread,
maybe about .010" in diameter. I don't know exactly what gauge they are
yet, but I wondering where to find the wire itself. Any Ideas?

Thanks for the responses guys. The wire I need is .004" dia. I found it at
McMaster Carr - 30 bucks for a roll.

Thanks again.