David Balch 0 Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Zip cord refers to a specific type of wire, not the gauge Zip cord is available in 12g to 22g & maybe other sizes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill V 65 Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 David Balch wrote: Zip cord refers to a specific type of wire, not the gauge Zip cord is available in 12g to 22g & maybe other sizes The site clearly indicates wire size skycraft parts and surplus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Balch 0 Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Bill V wrote: David Balch wrote: The site clearly indicates wire size skycraft parts and surplus And many sites don't Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clafournaise 0 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I can't say that I've ever seen a piece of wire WEAR OUT (UV or not). What are we talking about, 30 years in the sun vs. 20 years? Oh, but at only a month a year. I'll take the cheap stuff and risk it! Thanks for the tipon Skycraft. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bhays 0 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 clafournaise wrote: I'll take the cheap stuff and risk it! Thanks for the tipon Skycraft. Chris Agreed.... Now, if we could only find a cheap source for plugs!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bhays 0 Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 bhays wrote: Agreed.... Now, if we could only find a cheap source for plugs!!! I found the plugs quite a bit cheaper. 55 cents each for both the male and female plugs at Novelty Lights...that's 20 cents cheaper than action lighting. I just bought 200 of each and 2500 feet of SPT1 from Skycraft. Thanks for that tip!! Here's the link to the plugs at novelty lights: http://www.noveltylights.com/accessories.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill V 65 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 bhays wrote: bhays wrote: I found the plugs quite a bit cheaper. 55 cents each for both the male and female plugs at Novelty Lights...that's 20 cents cheaper than action lighting. I just bought 200 of each and 2500 feet of SPT1 from Skycraft. Thanks for that tip!! Here's the link to the plugs at novelty lights: http://www.noveltylights.com/accessories.htm Been looking for a better deal on plugs. Thanks for the heads up! Just ordered 300 ea. mail and female. Also noticed this site is one of the few places with 3/16 inch wire frame clips in stock less my 5000. Thanks again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bhays 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Bill V wrote: Been looking for a better deal on plugs. Thanks for the heads up! Just ordered 300 ea. mail and female. Also noticed this site is one of the few places with 3/16 inch wire frame clips in stock less my 5000. Thanks again! I got 300 of each too. I bet we caused them to restock :laughing: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill V 65 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 bhays wrote: Bill V wrote: I got 300 of each too. I bet we caused them to restock :laughing: We did! Talked to Brandon and he said they would be getting resupplied today or tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The West Pole 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 [align=left]Flat Wire:[/align] [align=left]SPT: Stranded, Parallel, Thermoplastic[/align] [align=left]This is always followed by a -1, -2 or -3, signifying insulation thickness for different applications.[/align] [align=left]Action Will haveit back in stock in a month or two[/align] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheywolf 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I just got off the phone with Skycraft, and they're out of the 18/2 spt1, except for a couple of scraps. They had 5000' come in the other day, but one of those Christmas people bought it all. :laughing: You know anything about that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jdwagner888 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Will spt1 wire work if i have a few parts in my display wear there are 4 100 count sets of lights together? NOT LED. i only have 6 wire trees that im going to put 400 lights on each. to make them a big WOW when they light up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheywolf 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Jdwagner888 wrote: Will spt1 wire work if i have a few parts in my display wear there are 4 100 count sets of lights together? NOT LED. i only have 6 wire trees that im going to put 400 lights on each. to make them a big WOW when they light up. They are gonna be bright! Very nice. The difference between the spt1 and spt2 is the rating of the insulation. I think it's 300volt vs 600volt. The wire size (18, 16, etc) denotes the current carrying capacity. 4 strings of 100 cnt mini's is what, maybe 1.3 amps? Not much. I personally would use 18/2 for that. According to this document, 16/2 wire should be good for a run up to 150': http://www.jlab.org/ehs/manual/PDF/6210T2ExtensionCords.pdf fyi, Skycraft has 1000' of 16/3 zip cord available. I'm using it to build cables for runs to groups of elements with low loads (arches, mini trees, etc) with a #14 common return. Here's an interesting thread on common returns: http://planetchristmas.mywowbb.com/forum73/21940.html The Skycraft wire I referred to is: http://www.skycraftsurplus.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=677 Have fun! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bhays 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 cheywolf wrote: I just got off the phone with Skycraft, and they're out of the 18/2 spt1, except for a couple of scraps. They had 5000' come in the other day, but one of those Christmas people bought it all. :laughing: You know anything about that? I am only responsible for half of that :laughing: I bought 2500' of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheywolf 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 bhays wrote: ...I am only responsible for half of that :laughing: I bought 2500' of it. That's almost a mile, counting both conductors! When the time comes, I was thinking it would be fun to describe my display using odd units of measure: yep, it's drawing 60 gilberts of electricity and uses 4200 barleycorns of extensions. edit: actually, I think I'll describe the draw in the universal unit of "hairdryers". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill V 65 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 cheywolf wrote: I just got off the phone with Skycraft, and they're out of the 18/2 spt1, except for a couple of scraps. They had 5000' come in the other day, but one of those Christmas people bought it all. :laughing: You know anything about that? Actually....No. It was 6000 feet. I made up my mind this year not to go insane trying to find it at the last min. like last year. Have unofficially broken the five mile mark. It's plain sick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheywolf 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Bill V wrote: cheywolf wrote: Actually....No. It was 6000 feet. I made up my mind this year not to go insane trying to find it at the last min. like last year. Have unofficially broken the five mile mark. It's plain sick Nah, "sick" has such a negative connotation. It's, "passion", yeah, that's the ticket. So, Skycraft's 5000' (I'm sure that's what he said) really means 8500'. Must be that new elastic wire! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill V 65 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Talk to Jason at Skycraft and ask him about that Christmas person from Alexandria whose bought 10,000' of spt1 in the last 3 months............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheywolf 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Just passing along what I was told and that the known 6000' + 2500' is a bit more than 5000', so Skycraft is moving mass quantities of wire at a great price. Not challenging anyone's finds. I simply hope we all get what we need to build what we've got planned for the year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stickybombs 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 When you go to Skycraft's website now, you get a pop up box that says the SPT isn't available lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bhays 0 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I must be the curse. Last year I bought 2000 feet from Action Lighting and within a few hours they almost doubled the price. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Lelinski 1 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Any time someone buys wire by the thousands of feet, they must realize they're not charging enough! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill V 65 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 DanglinModifiers wrote: Any time someone buys wire by the thousands of feet, they must realize they're not charging enough! Skycraft prices for that wire havent changed in well over a year, but they have always offered really low prices on it. They were getting it in pretty regularly in 24,000 foot lots but I guess the source has run dry. Has anyone spoken to them to find out if they plan to offer it or a replacement in the near future? One can never have enough!:laughing: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill V 65 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 bhays wrote: I must be the curse. Last year I bought 2000 feet from Action Lighting and within a few hours they almost doubled the price. So it's YOU!:laughing: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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