What type of wire insulation is bright red?

Re: What type of wire insulation is bright red?

I had just assumed it was the same stuff, but red in color on the newer designs for aesthetics. Now I'm interested to know, is it different for a technical reason?
 
Re: What type of wire insulation is bright red?

That's colored Poly-coated wire.

The color most probably correspond to a certain AWG# and/or insulation thickness, made-to-spec to build certain families of p'ups.

For the record, you can have your wire's insulation in any color you want. All you have to do is to order a certain minimum order.

HTH,
 
Re: What type of wire insulation is bright red?

Isn't there a couple sub-types under the poly category?
 
Re: What type of wire insulation is bright red?

I've read something about a polyxxxxxxx and a polyzzzzzz, two different blends for lack of a better description.
 
Re: What type of wire insulation is bright red?

I know it's pointless, but I like the red insulation. It's really cool for me!!
 
Re: What type of wire insulation is bright red?

GilmourD said:
There's just polysol, right?

And then there's plain enamel.

I can't think of any other types of insulation.
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There's also formvar. Fender used it in pre CBS pups. There is single and double build. Single just being a single layer of insulation and double being two layers. Other than that, PE and polysol I can't think of any others used in pickups... I've seen polysol in green, red and blue on ebay. The last spool of 42, polysol I bought was red.
 
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Re: What type of wire insulation is bright red?

Here's what I read:



"About insulation. There are at least 18 different types of wire insulation. There are polyurethanes, nylons, poly-nylons, polyester, and Teflon, to name a few. The insulation has a major effect on a pickup’s sound, and over the years we’ve learned how to use different types of insulation to refine a pickup’s tonal response. For example, we often use wire with heavier insulation to maintain more high-end detail."
 
Re: What type of wire insulation is bright red?

firebirdguy72 said:
There's also formvar. Fender used it in pre CBS pups. There is single and double build. Single just being a single layer of insulation and double being two layers. Other than that, PE and polysol I can't think of any others used in pickups... I've seen polysol in green, red and blue on ebay. The last spool of 42, polysol I bought was red.
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Derp, yes, formvar.

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