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|   October  5, 2008 at 6:56 AM

I bought a roll of this for a wearable electronics project and found that this thread is really unreliable. It works fine for very small distances (like 10-20cm) but has many high-impedance breaks in it at random intervals.

I then tested the thread with a multimeter straight from the spool and it worked as specced for short lengths of < 30cm, but has random breaks with resistances in the million ohm region. This made the thread completely useless to me.

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|   December  9, 2008 at 7:54 PM

This thread sheds all over the place—every strand has lots of tiny, near-invisible filaments that sprout out in every direction, shorting connections.

I'm trying to wire up a bunch of sensors on the back of a glove, and I'm having to insulate the stitches with bugle beads and wrap all the knots in embroidery floss. It's a lumpy, heavy mess.

Whenever I trim the stuff, I get an explosion of shreds that I then have to pick off the fabric with tweezers or a piece of tape.

It's wretched stuff.

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|   February  1, 2009 at 6:51 AM

I ordered 1 spool of this believing that there was the stated 1200 yards on the spool. I have used a little over half of the spool and calculated that I have used less than 100 yards. NOT HAPPY!!!

For what I need, the product works fine but what will SFE do about the quantity issue?