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APPROXIMATE DIAMETERS OF ALL SUNDIAL WIRES
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE DIAMETERS ARE APPROXIMATE AND VARY FROM LOT TO LOT.
If you have small tolerances, PLEASE ORDER A SAMPLE before committing to
a larger order. You can order samples here: samples order page.
Please check that the diameter of each wire you order will
fit in the aperture for which it is intended.
The measurements in mm are more accurate than the measurements in inches but vary
from production lot to production lot. Please order a sample of the currently selling
lot if your tolerances are very
small.
Also, please do not choose solely based on what fits. Please make
sure the gauge you choose is appropriate for the electrical
draw of your device or fixture.
Please note that the parallel wire has two dimensions, height and width, since
its shape is rectangular rather than round.
Twisted wire is measured at its widest point.
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Gauge
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Wire Style
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Diameter
in Inches
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Diameter
in mm
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14-gauge
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Pulley Cord
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13/32"
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10.13 mm
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18-gauge
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Pulley Cord
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1/4"
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7.1 mm
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16-gauge
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Overbraid
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9/32"
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7.1 mm
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18-gauge
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Overbraid
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1/4"
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6.5 mm
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16-gauge
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Twisted Pair
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9/32"
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7.2 mm
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18-gauge
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Twisted Pair
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1/4"
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6.5 mm
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20-gauge
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Twisted Pair
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5/32"
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4.2 mm
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22-gauge
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Twisted Pair
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3/16"
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4.5 mm
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18-gauge
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Parallel
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1/4" wide x 1/8" high
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6.1 mm wide x 3.5 mm high
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12-gauge
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Single Conductor
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7/32"
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5.2 mm
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14-gauge
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Single Conductor
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3/16"
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4.4 mm
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18-gauge
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Single Conductor
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1/8"
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3.6 mm
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DIAMETERS OF PLUG OPENINGS
This table lists the size of the openings where the wire is inserted in the plugs we sell.
Please note the rectangular plug has a rectangular opening, hence the two dimensions.
All the other plugs have round openings.
All of the button plug styles have the same diameter opening.
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Plug Style
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Diameter
in Inches
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Diameter
in mm
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Button
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9/32"
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7.5 mm
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Rectangular
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7/16" x 5/16"
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11.2 mm x 8.4 mm
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Round with Neck
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13/32"
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10.7 mm
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SUNDIAL WIRE has been providing beautiful, high quality, cloth covered wire since 1991. Our wire is
newly manufactured wire,
constructed of copper wire covered in PVC and a cotton or rayon braid.
We are constantly expanding our line, adding new
colors,
styles,
and gauges.
We currently have cotton-covered wire in seven colors and
rayon-covered wire in seven colors, and we
are constantly adding new colors in both cotton and rayon.
We carry gauges from 22-gauge up to 12-gauge.
Sundial Wire is trying to have every product we sell made in America.
Currently, all of our cloth-covered wires are made in the US and we plan to carry
American-made plugs as well.
Our customers include lighting designers, antique appliance restorers and collectors,
architects, museums, restaurant designers, interior decorators, and Hollywood set
decorators.
You can see our wire in such motion pictures as Water for Elephants, Suckerpunch, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Seabiscuit,
King Kong, War of the Worlds, and dozens of other productions. Our wire has also appeared in the TV shows: Fringe, Bones, and Heroes, among others.
Blog Mentions of Sundial Wire
Thank you to all of you who have mentioned us in your blogs!
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September 22, 2012
Work in progress. Many more yet to be posted....
News
May 22, 2013
Back In Stock
Currently available for shipment:
- W182RFWHXXMNS, 2-conductor 18-gauge White Rayon Parallel Cord by the spool
Current Ready-to-Ship Dates on Out of Stock Items
- W182CTDBXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 18-gauge Dark Brown Cotton Twisted Pair -- Mid-June
- W162CTPTGDMNF/S, 2-conductor 16-gauge Putty Cotton with Gold Tracer Twisted Pair -- Mid-June
- W182RFBNXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 18-gauge Brown Parallel Cord -- Late June
- W182RTWBXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 18-gauge Walnut Brown Twisted Pair -- Late June
- W183RPWBXXMNF/S, 3-conductor 18-gauge Walnut Brown Pulley Cord -- July
- PN2RIBIV, Ribbed Button Plug, Ivory -- Unknown
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