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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: claytushaywood on January 28, 2013, 09:00:41 PM

Title: Mammoth Wire
Post by: claytushaywood on January 28, 2013, 09:00:41 PM
I bought some of their precut wire for pedal building and it is absolutely the worst quality wire I have ever used- bar none!  just an fyi! 
Title: Re: Mammoth Wire
Post by: Geosh on January 28, 2013, 09:16:12 PM
I wonder if they chaged. I had bought some a while back and had no problems with it. What is so bad with the stuff you got?
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Post by: jimilee on January 28, 2013, 09:57:02 PM
Same experience here, it's pretty brittle. I like barrys hookup wire from gpcb
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Post by: mjcyates on January 29, 2013, 02:57:20 AM
Same experience here. Barry's wire is way better.
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Post by: murdog47 on January 29, 2013, 03:17:51 AM
I've been using Mammoth wire for a long time, never had a problem.
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Post by: neiloler on January 29, 2013, 05:19:07 AM
What makes it so bad for you? I bought some of the precut stuff a few months back (like 6 colors) and I've used it all with pretty average success (nothing amazing about it, but it works just as I need it to, so I'm happy with it).

The best wire I've used is Ted Weber's teflon solid core wire. LOVE that stuff, and at $0.30 a foot, it's cheaper than just about any other teflon-coated wire I've come across (though to be fair I've not made it my life's goal to scour the world for)...
Title: Re: Mammoth Wire
Post by: whitebread47 on January 29, 2013, 05:52:34 AM
I used Mammoth's pre-cut wire bundle a good bit for a few months when I got into this hobby.  It's usable, but not the easiest to work with.

For starters, the jacket (or whatever it's called) has a low melting point; that is, the colored part melts sometimes even when not in direct contact with the iron tip.  Second, I personally like pre-tinned or solid core wire.  This stuff can be a pain sometimes since the strands are rather loose.  It doesn't hold shape as well others.  Lastly, and most importantly, the wire/strands are weak.  I've broken

Don't get me wrong, I love Mammoth, but their wire is something I no longer use.  Heck, I still have like 6 bundles of the pre-cut stuff.
Title: Re: Mammoth Wire
Post by: nzCdog on January 29, 2013, 07:18:27 AM
I bought a roll of their chandler 24awg and its friggin awesome... totally recommened that stuff, never tried the precut