Best size wire to get for modchip installations?

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  1. HEX1GON

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    I'm in need of wire to install a modchip on my XBOX 1.6 -- Just not sure which wire to buy...:moody:
     
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    Most people just use kynar wire.

    I mean I don't know what the size is , but all my rolls of kynar wire are the same size.
     
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    Kynar is AWG30
     
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    Great! Thanks guys. Easy to buy off the web I'm guessing? There are not really places near by where I live that are electronic stores :/
     
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    It's around $2 for 5M on eBay from the UK, is that a fair price for it? I'm not too sure cause I've never bough any wire before :/
     
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    That's nearly $26 :/

    I'm guessing 5M is enough for one job...
     
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    See, this is how I look at things:

    $26 - probably charging more for the job than that. Then you have no costs next time and its all profit.

    Obviously, this is assuming you do jobs to make it worth it. I go through wire like no ones business. I have about 8 of those rolls in different colours.
     
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    Oh and I could send you enough wire for price of shipping. But if you are getting it for $2 including shipping, go with that. Shipping from me would be £2
     
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    I bought 5m lengths of kynar wire from the uk via ebay. Then went down to the cheap shop and bought a pack of 10 cotton reels for $2. Ripped the cotton off and rolled the wire onto them. Done!
     
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    I know my other source now :p, I might be grabbing an XT modchip from you man, but I'd probably need the rebuild PCB since it's a 1.6?
    Depending how I go after my Debug arrives :)
     
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