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Fabrication

Wire

Hookup

AWGTypeInsulationColorQuantity
24bare solid200 ft spool
24tinned solid200 ft spool
24tubingPTFE50 ft spool
18strandedPVCwhite50 ft spool
18strandedPVCblack50 ft spool
26solidKynarred100 ft spool
30solidKynargreen10 ft coil
30solidKynarorange8 ft coil
30solidKynaryellow8 ft coil
30solidKynarblue3 ft coil
30solidKynarpurple10 ft coil
30solidKynarblack8 ft coil
  • PVC stranded AWM 1061, various lengths and stripes. High quality. In zip-lock bags.

Magnet

AWGTempInsulationColorQuantity
26155Cpolyurethanenatural323 ft spool
24155Cpolyurethanered99 ft spool
24155Cpolyurethanegreen99 ft spool
20155Cpolyurethanered99 ft spool
20155Cpolyurethanegreen99 ft spool
38polyurethanenatural4 ea 10m spools

Misc

  • Litz wire: type 1, 20-strands of 46 AWG polyurethane, nylon cover, all solder meltable.
  • 32 AWG pure nickel wire, about 100 ft
  • several small bags of magnet wire, unknown insulation

Supplies

Supplies
Heat-shrinkable tubingcolor assortment box
Heat-shrinkable tubingblack assortment box
Twist tiesassorted in bag
Teflon tape0.5in x 520in spool
Teflon tape0.5in x 260in spool
Blue Tack2 60-g sheets
3M electrical tape2 black spools
Masking tapewide . . .

Solder

BrandCompositionFluxDiameterQty
KesterSn63 Pb37RMA0.4mm1 lb spool
Reliacor 11Sn96 Ag04RMA0.5mm1 lb spool
Radio ShackSn62 Pb36 Ag02RA0.4mm1 oz spool
Radio ShackSn60 Pb40RA0.8mm0.5 oz coil
WonderwaySn63 Pb37 183 deg Cpaste20 g tube

Flux

Qty
Kester 186-18liquidRMAsmall bottle
Romeda H50pasterosin2 1.2 oz tubs
Techspray 1815-50Fbraid3 10-m spools
Yoskerpenno-clean3 10-mL pens

Circuit boards

Copper-clad board

SizeQty
50mm x 70mm x 2mmsingle50
70mm x 100mm x 2mmdouble16
70mm x 100mm x 2mmsingle10
various scraps

Punchboard

SpacingSidesWHMaterialQty
Vector 169P44WEC10.1“single4.5“17“FR41
Unbranded0.1“single70mm100mmFR44
Chanzon0.1“double40mm60mmFR45
Chanzon0.1“double20mm80mmFR43
Chanzon0.1“double30mm70mmFR43
Chanzon0.1“double50mm70mmFR45

Stripboard

SpacingSidesWHMaterialQty
Unbranded0.1“single25mm65mmphenolic18
Unbranded0.1“single63mm145mmphenolic5

SMD Protyping

WHQty
SMTpadsSP1-50x50-G50mm80 mmground plane2

SMD Breakout

Qty
SOIC-8 to DIP-83
SOT-89 or SOT-223 to TO-923
SOT-23 to TO-923

Manhattan

Qty
DIP-8 Manhattan3
DIP 14/16/18 Manhattan1
Manhattan square pads, 6mm260

Protoboards

Global Specialties typeQty
Protoboard80mm2
Protoboard160mm2
wire segmentsassorted box

Chargers

Charger
Panasonic BQ-CC17NiMH
StenkolNiMH
Nitecore D4Li-ion, LiFePO4, etc.

Batteries

BatteryVcapacityQty
B-LA-12V-5Asealed lead-calcium12V5AH1
Eastar IFR14500LiFePO43.2V600 mAh4
Eneloop PRONiMH AA1.22500 mAh4
LADDA 2450NiMH AA1.22450 mAh5+
LADDA 1900NiMH AA1.21900 mAh4+
LADDA 750NiMH AAA1.2750 mAh4+

Battery holders

HolderQty
SDTC Tech 4x AA9V clip termination2
SDTC Tech 6x AA9V clip termination2
9V battery clips10