{{Parts infobox |image = |designers = |date = |vitamins = |materials = [[Metals]], [[Plastics]], [[Rubbers]] |transformations = [[Drawing]], [[Coating]], [[Wire stripping]], [[Crimping]], [[Cutting]], [[Heat shrinking]], [[Twisting]] |lifecycles = |tools = [[Crimping pliers]], [[Cutters]], [[Heat guns]], [[Soldering irons]], [[Wire strippers]] |parts = [[Ferrules]], [[Electrical connectors]] |techniques = |files = |suppliers = |git = }} [[Category:Parts]] [[Category:Electric parts]] =Introduction= A wire is a single usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the metal through a hole in a die or draw plate. Wire gauges come in various standard sizes, as expressed in terms of a gauge number. The term 'wire' is also used more loosely to refer to a bundle of such strands, as in "multistranded wire", which is more correctly termed a wire rope in mechanics, or a cable in electricity. =Challenges= 9Hl0E12eKu0 =Approaches= An electrical cable is an assembly of one or more wires running side by side or bundled, which is used to carry electric current. {| class="wikitable" |+ Stock wires |- ! Wire !! Amperage !! Lengths !! Link |- | male-male, male-female, female-female 0.1 inch / 2.54 mm header terminated ribbon cables || || || |- | 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 connector pre-terminated single sided jst, jst-xr, molex, xt60 || || || |- | 2 conductor, 3 conductor, 4 conductor 14 awg "speaker" wire: ferrule/ferrule, ferrule/spade, ferrule/ring || || 300mm, 500mm, 1000mm, 1500mm, 2000mm || |} Each can be [[cutting|cut]] in center and [[wire stripping|stripped]], exposed wires [[twisting|twisted]], then [[crimped]] with [[ferrules]] for use in [[electrical connectors]]. Twisted wire ends can also be used directly with [[heat shrink solder connectors]] and other pre-terminated wires to construct adapters or custom wire harnesses. =References= * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire Wikipedia: Wire] * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_cable Wikipedia: Electrical cable]