I just saved a box of mil-spec teflon insulated wire from the garbage.
Check industrial surplus (or e-bay?) you can find partial rolls
because those kinds of companies are constantly getting rid of old
stock at the back door and buying new rolls at the front.

I've vaporized the PVC on a short circuit, made a big puff of smoke.
People are saying that teflon will do the same thing, but its going to
have to be hotter.

The teflon insulation is easier to work with because it does
burn/melt/shrink away when you're soldering a stripped end.

Regards

clare @ snyder.on .ca wrote in message . ..
I've come across a supply of wire at a reasonable price that I think I
want to use to wire my plane. It is NOT aircraft wire, but I have all
the spec on it. It is MTW (machine tool wire) AMW 1015/1230, FT1 and
VM1 rated. The 18 guage is 16 strand. Insulation is PVC (not
crosslinked) rated for -55 to 106C and 600 volts (1200 for
electronics) Some also has TEW rating.
It is wire designed for use in machine tool cabinets and appliances,
and is oil and fuel resistant.

Any reason not to use this? I have 3 colours of 18awg, 3 colours of
14awg, and 2 of 14awg. There is likely more available. It is non
tinned wire.