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DIAMETERS OF ALL SUNDIAL WIRES

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.

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.

Gauge Wire Style Diameter
in Inches
Diameter
in mm
14-gauge Pulley Cord 5/16" 8.7 mm
18-gauge Pulley Cord 1/4" 7.1 mm
16-gauge Overbraid 1/4" 6.8 mm
18-gauge Overbraid 7/32" 6.1 mm
16-gauge Twisted Pair 1/4" 6.9 mm
18-gauge Twisted Pair 1/4" 6.5 mm
20-gauge Twisted Pair 5/32" 4.2 mm
22-gauge Twisted Pair 1/8" 3.7 mm
18-gauge Parallel 7/32" wide x 3/16" high 5.7 mm wide x 4.8 mm high
12-gauge Single Conductor 3/16" 4.9 mm
14-gauge Single Conductor 5/32" 4.1 mm
18-gauge Single Conductor 1/8" 3.3 mm

 



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.

Plug Style Diameter
in Inches
Diameter
in mm
Button 9/32" 7.5 mm
Rectangular 7/16" x 5/16" 11.2 mm x 8.4 mm
Round with Neck 13/32" 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.





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May 14, 2012

Back In Stock

Currently available for shipment:

  • W182RFBKXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 18-gauge Black Rayon Parallel Cord
  • W182RFBNXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 18-gauge Brown Rayon Parallel Cord

Current ETAs on Out of Stock Items

  • W182CTPTGDMNF/S, 2-conductor 18-gauge Putty with Gold Tracer Cotton Twisted Pair -- very soon
  • W182CTBKXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 18-gauge Black Cotton Twisted Pair -- very soon
  • W182CTDBXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 18-gauge Dark Brown Cotton Twisted Pair -- very soon
  • W181RRGDXXMNF/S, single-conductor 18-gauge Gold Rayon Single-Conductor -- very soon
  • W182RTSTXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 18-gauge Silver Rayon Twisted Pair -- late-May
  • W182CTBNXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 18-gauge Light Brown Rayon Twisted Pair -- June
  • W163CSBKXXMNF/S, 3-conductor 16-gauge Black Cotton Overbraid -- June/July
  • W183CSGNYLMNF/S, 3-conductor 18-gauge Bungalow Cord (TM) -- June/July
  • W202RTGDXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 20-gauge Gold Rayon Twisted Pair -- June/July
  • W202RTSTXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 20-gauge Silver Rayon Twisted Pair -- June/July
  • W222RTBKXXMNF/S, 2-conductor 22-gauge Black Rayon Twisted Pair -- June/July
  • W141CRBKXXMNF/S, single-conductor 14-gauge Black Cotton Single-Conductor -- June/July
  • W143RPPWXXMNF/S, 3-conductor 14-gauge Pewter Rayon Pulley Cord -- June/July