DIY DC Cables For Pedalboard Wiring?

[jet66]

What gauge and type of wire is used for 9-18VDC cables? Anyone have any online sources? And does it have to be shielded, or will standard 1-pair work ok? I've been able to find connectors, but I haven't had much luck finding specs on the cabling itself.

 

[Jordon]

I'd like to know this and where to get the connectors as well.

 

[Giga]

Anything will do really, from and old guitarcable you have laying (sp?) around to simple thin speaker wire.

Giga

 

[mboogman]

I'd say 20-22 ga. unshielded wire would work fine. You might try this:

http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=128

For the connectors:

http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=677

 

[jet66]

I just wasn't sure if unshielded was going to cause noise problems. I've been able to find all kinds of unshielded in that smaller gauge, the only shielded (in bulk) I could find so far was a Canare coax listed for digital data transmission.

Thank for the smallbear links, I hadn't come across that site yet.

 

[mboogman]

small bear is a great resource. Not quite as cheap as mouser or digi-key, but only the parts you are likely to need, not the millions of other parts you'd never use.