Hello!
I was looking to build the Pigrr Zero (https://learn.adafruit.com/pigrrl-zero/pitft-to-pi-zero), but the kit I found only includes 30 awg wire. The guide also mentions 26 awg, but I’m not sure if I’ll need it.
Thanks
Alto2
What wires to use
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Re: What wires to use
The guide uses the 26AWG wire for power, which makes sense. You tend to use heavier wire for power than you do for low power signals. I would get some for wiring the power as the guide does.
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Re: What wires to use
Yes, but the kit only includes 30 awg wire. Is it ok to use that for the rest, or should I just use 26 all around?
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Re: What wires to use
For everything but power, 30AWG is fine (and is what I use pretty exclusively). You can always use 2 or 3 pieces of 30AWG in parallel if you don't have the thicker wire, but you'd only need that for the power related part of the project.
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