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Chas		#1 Posted : 04 July 2025 19:17:37(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/01/2023(UTC) Posts: 34 Location: England, Pevensey		Just got another croc, like the other one broken wire inside ,no front light. Just ordered a 0.12mm soldering tip but need to find the right wire. Suggestions please. (did think of breaking down thicker wires then shrink wrap strands, wiring from old computer, etc etc. nothing appears in my pea brain to fit the bill) Thanks Chas


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BenP		#2 Posted : 05 July 2025 05:24:00(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 501 Location: USA		22 or 24 gauge works. Ben
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ciderglider		#3 Posted : 05 July 2025 08:15:40(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 73 Location: Leicestershire		As well as the small tip for the soldering iron, it might be worth getting some thin solder too.

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Paul59		#4 Posted : 05 July 2025 10:32:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/08/2012(UTC) Posts: 255 Location: South East		Hello Chas, I have used Decoder wire for things like this. The ESU wire is very thin but also quite strong. Try a search on Ebay for ESU Decoder wire. Or pre wired decoder sockets are easily available and very cheap. You don't need the socket but they come with eight fine wires of reasonable length in different colours which are very useful. Paul
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kiwiAlan		#5 Posted : 05 July 2025 13:53:36(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,512 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		Originally Posted by: Paul59 Hello Chas, I have used Decoder wire for things like this. The ESU wire is very thin but also quite strong. Try a search on Ebay for ESU Decoder wire. Or pre wired decoder sockets are easily available and very cheap. You don't need the socket but they come with eight fine wires of reasonable length in different colours which are very useful. Paul Brawa do wire suitable for decoder wiring in both 0.14mm and 0.25mm cross section, with at least 10 insulation colours. Viessmann and Marklin also have suitable wire. I suspect whichever European source you use for these fine wires it is made by Brawa, who have a wire factory.

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