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Supplier of Litz Wire and Enameled Copper Magnet Wire

I also sell Silver Plated Kynar Wire Here

Kynar-Wire-Supplier.html

I also have some PVC Insulated Hook Up Wire.

Over 128,000 foot sold since January, 2011.

Just arrived 42 AWG Litz Wire and new 40 AWG sizes.

We have a very large selection of Litz Wire For Sale. All sizes of the Litz Wire listed are in stock

          Litz Wire applications include Crystal Radio Coils and Loop Antennas also can be used for other purposes like Tesla Coils, Inductors, Tonearms and Transformer Windings.

I have a large supply and variety of Litz Wire for sale all sizes listed are in stock and ready to be sold. Unlike some Litz Wire Suppliers that sell one or two sizes I have purchased a variety of different sizes in the 20, 26, 28, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 44 and 46 AWG range. But no matter how many sizes I stock there will some I do not. However if your application calls 185/46 Litz Wire you can always go up or down a notch and use the 175/46 or 220/46 or if you need 165/46 then 175/46 may work in your application as well.

Litz wire is specified like this, the first number is number of strands, the number after the "/" is the AWG wire gauge size. So 175/46 for instance is 175 strands of number 46 AWG gauge wires. The approxmate diameter in the chart is the over all diameter of the entire bundle of wires.

Each and every copper wire in all the Litz wire is Enameled coated. So each strand acts like an individual wire conductor.

Make sure you know what you are buying, there are no returns or refunds on wire sales, all sales are final.

For volume users of Litz Wire I have whole full spools of most sizes in stock that can be quoted based on the weight.
If you need a special size of Litz Wire I can give a quote from the supplier. It usually takes around 45-60 days for a special order delivery. Payment must be paid in advance, and is none refundable. Minimum quote for any size is 10Kg (22 pounds).

Low price Litz Wire is manufactured by Xizi unless noted and is of very good quality, it has been compared to most major manufacturers by others an is found to be equal to or some say better than any of them the only big difference is the price.

I have no way to test the "Q" of the Litz wire so I sent some out and had it tested here is the results for the 660/44 Litz Wire.

Here are his specifications on the coil and the "Q" results:

42 turns on a styrene 4.5" coil form--with 10" pigtails, that's about 51.1 feet of wire (the coil measured 172 uH):

200Khz --- 680 Q
300Khz ---- 890 Q
400Khz --- 1050 Q
500Khz --- 1160 Q
600Khz --- 1268 Q
700Khz --- 1270 Q
800Khz --- 1240 Q
900Khz --- 1200 Q
1200Khz --- 1030 Q
1400Khz --- 905 Q
1600Khz --- 770 Q
1700Khz --- 683 Q

I am sure the smaller sizes will have lower "Q" but this gives a good idea of the quality of the wire in general.

Another user of my Litz Wire stated that it winds very well and solders easily. The Litz Wire can be soldered with a soldering iron. He tested the "Q" of the 100/46 Litz Wire he purchased with a TS-617C/U Q-Meter it has a maximum range of 750 and the "Q" was higher than the meter range of 750. I do not know the test parameters however again just showing the Litz Wire is of good quality the low price does not mean low quality.

All the Litz Wire information was supplied free by users and they were not paid for there "Q" results.

All the Litz Wire specifications below are approximate taken from a manufacturers data sheet and not actual measurement.

Recommended frequencies for various Litz Wire sizes Litz-Wire-Frequency.pdf

If you need any more Litz Wire information send me an email before you purchase.

I have added a calculator to figure out the inductance of a coil by entering the coil diameter, wire diameter and number of turns. Also a calculator for resonate frequency of a parallel Coil and Capacitor

LC-Inductance-Calculator.html

Looking for ready made very high "Q" Crystal Radio Coils at very reasonable cost? Then this website has the largest variety of Litz wound Diamond-weave High "Q" Crystal Radio Coils from simple to very complex designs I know of. Also custom Litz Wire coils made to your specifications.

http://www.crystalradiocoils.com/

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I no longer ship Internationally, I only ship to USA addresses.

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For Sale Enameled Copper Magnet Wire

Enameled Magnet Wire

18 Awg Gauge Size About .043 in diameter.
20 Awg Gauge Size About .0346 in diameter.
22 Awg Gauge Size About .0276 in diameter.
24 Awg Gauge Size About .0223 in diameter.
26 Awg Gauge Size About .0178 in diameter.
28 Awg Gauge Size About .0144 in diameter.
30 Awg Gauge Size About .0116 in diameter.
32 Awg Gauge Size About .0094 in diameter.
34 Awg Gauge Size About .0075 in diameter.
36 Awg Gauge Size About .006 in diameter.
38 Awg Gauge Size About .005 in diameter.
39 Awg Gauge Size About .0043 in diameter.

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool. Custom lengths can be quoted.

All the Enameled Copper Wire is Heavy Build ( Two Coats ) of Insulation type: modified polyester basecoat and an improved polyamideimide topcoat . High temperature Class: 200°C (392°F).

Some uses besides Crystal Radio Coils.

Generators and Alternators
Motors AC, DC, Hermetic and Fractional Integral HP Motors
Power Tools, Solenoids
Dry Type Transformers, Class 105 through 200
Electronics, All Types of Coils, Class 105 Through 200
Arts & Crafts
Inductors

 

 Part 18-AWG-50 --- 18 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 50 ft. Price $8.97

 

 Part 20-AWG-75 --- 20 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 75 ft. Price $8.97

 

 Part 22-AWG-100 --- 22 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 100 ft. Price $8.97

 

 Part # 24-AWG-150 --- 24 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 150 ft. Price $8.97

 

 Part # 26-AWG-200 --- 26 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 200 ft. Price $8.97

 

Part # 28-AWG-250 --- 28 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 250 ft. Price $8.97

 

Part # 30-AWG-400 --- 30 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 400 ft. Price $8.97

 

Part # 32-AWG-600 --- 32 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 600 ft. Price $8.97

 

  Part # 34-AWG-850 --- 34 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 850 ft. Price $8.97

 

 Part # 36-AWG-1200 --- 36 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 1200 ft. Price $8.97

 

 Part # 38-AWG-1400 --- 38 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 1400 ft Price $8.97

 

 Part # 39-AWG-1800 --- 39 AWG Enameled Copper Magnet Wire Per 1800 ft. Price $8.97

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PVC Insulated Hook Up Wire

Solid Single Conductor 24 Awg PVC Covered Wire Tin Plated

If you are making an Oat Box Crystal Radio then this is the wire you need for the coil and can be used for the antenna as well.

Black PVC Hook Up Wire

I have only one color and type for now. For those interested it is UL1061 rated 300 volts. Overall diameter .045.

 

 Part # 24PVC-BK-100 --- 100 ft. 24 AWG PVC Covered Hook Up Wire Price $12.95

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Solid Single Conductor 20 Awg PVC Covered Wire No Tin Plating

Black PVC Insulated Hook Up Wire                White PVC Insulated Hook Up Wire

This wire is rated 300-500 volts no UL rating. None tinned Hook Up Wire.

This wire is not good for the Oat Box Crystal radio or other coils with a high wire turn count due to it large overall diameter. May be good for Short Wave Coils the PVC insulation will give a even spacing between the coil windings. May also be ok for Loop Antennas and antenna wire.

The overall diameter of the wire is .087. I have only two colors White and Black.

Sold in Multiple's of 10 ft. Maximum length per color is 320 ft. Sold per 10 ft. in one continous length. Do not put over 32 in the quantity box in the shopping cart as 320 ft. is the maximum continous length I can supply.

Part # 20AWG-500V-XX-10 --- 20 Awg PVC Covered Hook Up Wire 300-500 volts Per 10 ft. Price $1.98

20 AWG 300-500 Volt

 

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For Sale 46 AWG Litz Wire

I have the following sizes of Nylon Covered 46 AWG Litz Wire in Stock.

10/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .009 in diameter.
20/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .011 in diameter.
40/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .015 in diameter.
60/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .018 in diameter.
80/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .020 in diameter.
100/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .022 in diameter.
140/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .027 in diameter.
175/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .029 in diameter.
220/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .033 in diameter.
330/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .040 in diameter.
550/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .050 in diameter.
660/46 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .056 in diameter.

 

10/46 Litz Wire  100/46 Litz Wire 660/46 Litz Wire 220/46 Litz Wire

The 46 AWG Litz Wire is covered with Nylon and comes in many different colors the above pictures show the colors I have for most of the wire sizes. When you order you get one of 5 different colors depending on the spool I using at the time. If you need a certain color email me for availability before you purchase.

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool.

Custom lengths can be quoted .

Various Sizes Sold in Multiple's of 250, 200, 100 and 10 ft.

 

 Part # 10/46-Litz-250 --- 10/46 Litz Wire Per 250 ft. Price $9.70

 

 Part # 20/46-Litz-200 --- 20/46 Litz Wire Per 200 ft. Price $10.47

 

 Part # 40/46-Litz-100 --- 40/46 Litz Wire Per 100 ft. Price $9.67

 

 Part # 60/46-Litz-10 --- 60/46 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $1.25

 

 Part # 80/46-Litz-10 --- 80/46 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $1.49

 

 Part # 100/46-Litz-10 --- 100/46 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $1.65 

 

 Part # 140/46-Litz-10 --- 140/46 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $1.92

 

 Part # 175/46-Litz-10 --- 175/46 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $2.35

 

 Part # 220/46-Litz-10 --- 220/46 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $3.10

 

 Part # 330/46-Litz-10 --- 330/46 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $4.20

 

 Part # 420/46-Litz-10 --- 420/46 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $5.34

 

 Part # 550/46-Litz-10 --- 550/46 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $6.32

 

 Part # 660/46-Litz-10 --- 660/46 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $7.37

 

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For Sale 44 AWG Litz Wire in Stock

I have the following sizes of Silk Covered 44 AWG Litz Wire in Stock.

10/44 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .010 in diameter.
20/44 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .014 in diameter.
40/44 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .018 in diameter.
60/44 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .022 in diameter.
100/44 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .028 in diameter.
140/44 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .032 in diameter.
175/44 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .037 in diameter.
220/44 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .045 in diameter.
330/44 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .048 in diameter.
420/44 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .057 in diameter.
660/44 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .075 in diameter.


Litz Wire    Litz Wire 660/44

The 44-AWG Litz Wire is covered in Silk. I have to many for a picture of each one however the color in the picture will represent the color you will receive.

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool.

Custom lengths can be quoted .

Various Sizes Sold in Multiple's of 250, 200, 100 and 10 ft.

 

 Part # 10/44-Litz-250 --- 10/44 Litz Wire Per 250 ft. Price $9.95

 

 Part # 20/44-Litz-200 --- 20/44 Litz Wire Per 200 ft. Price $10.98

 

 Part # 40/44-Litz-100 --- 40/44 Litz Wire Per 100 ft. Price $11.47

 

 Part # 60/44-Litz-10 --- 60/44 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $1.67

 

 Part # 100/44-Litz-10 --- 100/44 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $2.49 

 

 Part # 140/44-Litz-10 --- 140/44 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $2.97

 

 Part # 175/44-Litz-10 --- 175/44 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $3.65

 

 Part # 220/44-Litz-10 --- 220/44 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $4.75

 

Part # 330/44-Litz-10 --- 330/44 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $6.95

 

 Part #420/44-Litz-10 --- 420/44 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $9.59

Limited Supply of the 660/44 email me before you order slowe15@cinci.rr.com

 Part #660/44-Litz-10 --- 660/44 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $11.97

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For Sale 42 AWG Litz Wire

10/46 Litz Wire

I have the following sizes of Nylon Covered 42 AWG Litz Wire in Stock.
The Litz Wire below dose not come in different colors it is all Clear ( Pinkish Color ).

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool.

10/42 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .012 in diameter.
20/42 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .017 in diameter.
30/42 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .020 in diameter.
40/42 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .023 in diameter.
50/42 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .025 in diameter.
66/42 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .028 in diameter.
80/42 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .031 in diameter.
100/42 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .035 in diameter.
125/42 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .038 in diameter.
165/42 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .046 in diameter.
 

 Part # 10/42-Litz-250 --- 10/42 Litz Wire Per 250 Ft. Price $9.67

 

 Part # 20/42-Litz-100 --- 20/42 Litz Wire Per 100 Ft. Price $7.63

 

 Part # 30/42-Litz-100 --- 30/42 Litz Wire Per 100 Ft. Price $10.87

 

 Part # 40/42-Litz-10 --- 40/42 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $1.67

 

 Part # 50/42-Litz-10 --- 50/42 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $1.97

 

 Part # 66/42-Litz-10 --- 66/42 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $2.64

 

 Part # 80/42-Litz-10 --- 80/42 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $3.07

 

 Part # 100/42-Litz-10 --- 100/42 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $3.68

 

 Part # 125/42-Litz-10 --- 125/42 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $4.56

 

 Part # 165/42-Litz-10 --- 165/42 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $5.87

 

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For Sale 40 AWG Litz Wire

10/46 Litz Wire

I have the following sizes of Nylon Covered 40 AWG Litz Wire in Stock.
The Litz Wire below dose not come in different colors it is all Clear ( Pinkish Color ).

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool.

 

10/40 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .015 in diameter.
15/40 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .018 in diameter.
25/40 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .022 in diameter.
40/40 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .028 in diameter.
50/40 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .031 in diameter.
75/40 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .037 in diameter.
105/40 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .044 in diameter.
125/40 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .047 in diameter.

 

 Part # 10/40-Litz-200 --- 10/40 Litz Wire Per 200 Ft. Price $11.32

 

 Part # 15/40-Litz-100 --- 15/40 Litz Wire Per 100 Ft. Price $8.63

 

 Part # 25/40-Litz-10 --- 25/40 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $1.40

 

   Part # 40/40-Litz-10 --- 40/40 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $2.36 

 

Part # 50/40-Litz-10 --- 50/40 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $2.97

 

 Part # 75/40-Litz-10 --- 75/40 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $3.85

 

 Part # 105/40-Litz-10 --- 105/40 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $5.37

 

 Part # 125/40-Litz-10 --- 125/40 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $6.16

 

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For Sale 41 AWG Litz Wire

I have the following size of 41 Awg Litz Wire in Stock

5/41 Litz Wire

The 5/41 Litz Wire is Manufactured by New England Wire Corporation. It is nylon served and the picture represents the color.

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool.

5/41 Litz Wire Size Approximately .010 in diameter.
10/41 Litz Wire Size Approximately .014 in diameter.

 

 Part # 5/41-Litz-250 --- 5/41 Litz Wire Per 250 Ft. Price $9.95

 

 Part # 10/41-Litz-200 --- 10/41 Litz Wire Per 200 Ft. Price $11.47

 

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For Sale 38 AWG Litz Wire

I have the following sizes of Nylon Covered 38 AWG Litz Wire in Stock.

16/38 - Litz Wire size is Approximately .023 in diameter. ( Silk Covered )
30/38 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .031 in diameter.
40/38 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .035 in diameter.
50/38 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .039 in diameter.
66/38 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .045 in diameter.
75/38 - Litz Wire Size Approximately .050 in diameter.

16/38 Litz Wire

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool.

Custom lengths can be quoted.

 Part 16/38-Litz-10 --- 16/38 Litz Wire Per 10 ft. Price $1.70

 

 Part # 30/38-Litz-10 --- 30/38 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $2.89

 

 Part # 40/38-Litz-10 --- 40/38 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $3.21

 

 Part # 50/38-Litz-10 --- 50/38 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $3.95

 

 Part # 66/38-Litz-10 --- 66/38 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $5.31

 

 Part # 75/38-Litz-10 --- 75/38 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $6.94

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All the Litz Wire listed below is un-served

20/40 Litz Wire UN-Served

20/40 Litz Wire Picture of unserved 20/40 Litz Wire.
The 20/40 Litz Wire Manufacturer is MWS.

20/40 - Litz Wire Un-served size is Approximately .018 in diameter.

 

 Part # 20/40-Litz-100 --- 20/40 Litz Wire Per 100 Ft. Price $10.37

 

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For Sale Un-served 36 AWG Litz Wire

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool.

I have the following size of un-served 36 AWG Litz Wire in Stock.

259/36 Litz Wire

259/36 Litz Wire Manufactured by MWS type SPN Litz Wire

259/36 Litz Wire Size Approximately .110 in diameter.

Limited supply of the 259/36 email me before you order slowe15@cinci.rr.com

 Part # 259/36-Litz-10 --- 259/36 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $22.50

40/36 Litz wire

40/36 Litz Wire Un-served Manufactured by MWS type SPN Litz Wire

40/36 Litz Wire Size Approxmately .038 in diameter.

 Part # 40/36-Litz-10 --- 40/36 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $2.25

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For Sale Un-served 34 AWG Litz Wire

4/34 Un-served Litz Wire Size Approxmately .016 in diameter.

The wire looks like the other un-served pictures above. The manufacture is MWS type SPN.

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool.

 

 Part # 4/34-Litz-100 --- 4/34 Litz Wire Per 100 Ft. Price $9.87

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For Sale Un-served 26 AWG Litz Wire

10/26 Un-served Litz Wire Size Approxmately .068 in diameter.

10/26 Litz Wire

The Litz Wire manufacturer is MWS

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool.

 

 Part # 10/26-Litz-10 --- 10/26 Litz Wire Per 10 Ft. Price $6.87 

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For Sale Un-served 28 AWG Litz Wire

4/28 Un-served Litz Wire Size Approxmately .029 in diameter.

Looks like the above Un-served Litz Wire

The Litz Wire manufacturer is MWS

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool.

 Part # 4/28-Litz-10 --- 4/28 Litz Wire Un-served Per 10 Ft. Price $2.25

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For Sale Un-served 20 AWG Litz Wire

6/20 Un-served Litz Wire Size Approxmately .102 in diameter.

The Litz Wire manufacturer is MWS type Twistite Litz Wire. Very stiff and tight twist.

6/20 Litz Wire   6/20 Litz Wire Closeup
6/20 Litz Wire - Click on picture for larger view.

If you order Multiple's of the wire it will be one continuous length wound on one Spool.

 

 Part # 6/20-Litz-10 --- 6/20 Litz Wire Un-served Per 10 Ft. Price $21.97

 

Computer Controlled Automation Inc. Litz Wire

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