Editing Breadboard (section)

=== Jump wires ===
[[File:A few Jumper Wires.jpg|thumb|Stranded 22AWG jump wires with solid tips]]

[[Jump wire]]s (also called jumper wires) for solderless breadboarding can be obtained in ready-to-use jump wire sets or can be manually manufactured. The latter can become tedious work for larger circuits. Ready-to-use jump wires come in different qualities, some even with tiny plugs attached to the wire ends. Jump wire material for ready-made or homemade wires should usually be 22&nbsp;[[American wire gauge|AWG]] (0.33&nbsp;mm<sup>2</sup>) solid copper, tin-plated wire - assuming no tiny plugs are to be attached to the wire ends. The wire ends should be stripped {{convert|3/16|to|5/16|in|mm|abbr=on}}. Shorter stripped wires might result in bad contact with the board's spring clips (insulation being caught in the springs). Longer stripped wires increase the likelihood of short-circuits on the board. [[Needle-nose pliers]] and [[tweezers]] are helpful when inserting or removing wires, particularly on crowded boards.

Differently colored wires and [[color code|color-coding]] discipline are often adhered to for consistency. However, the number of available colors is typically far fewer than the number of signal types or paths. Typically, a few wire colors are reserved for the supply voltages and ground (e.g., red, blue, black), some are reserved for main signals, and the rest are simply used where convenient. Some ready-to-use jump wire sets use the color to indicate the length of the wires, but these sets do not allow a meaningful color-coding schema.