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		Stranded wire is as a rule (and we all know rules are made to be broken) easier to work with and can at times be stronger.
		Stranded wire is usually more flexible so if you are not putting out a straight wire or bringing it into a house or apartment it may be superior to solid core wire.
		Thickness The thickness of wire is measured by its gauge.
	www.angelfire.com /mb/amandx/wire.html (1044 words)

	Jelliff Corporation: Wire Cloth Terminology
		It has warp wires heavier than the shute, and the shute is driven up tight so that the wires overlap to form narrow, twisting passageways through the cloth that appear triangular when the material is viewed diagonally.
		It is 22-mesh with.015” diameter unlacquered copper wire.
		WEAVE — The pattern of interlaced warp and shute wires in woven-wire cloth, determined by the sequence in which individual warp wires are raised and lowered by the heddle for passage of the shuttle carrying the shute wire.
	www.jelliff.com /Terminology.html (2188 words)

	Stranded Wires and Cables
		A stranded conductor is a conductor composed of a group of wires or of any combination of groups of wires.
		The wires in a stranded conductor are usually twisted together and not insulated from each other.
		The factors that determine the current rating of a wire are the conductor size, the location of the wire in a circuit, the type of insulation, and the safe current rating.
	www.tpub.com /neets/book4/11d.htm (1075 words)

	Cooner Wire specialty wire and cable design
		Stranded Conductors are used in most electronic wire and cable applications to provide better limpness, flexibility and longer flex life.
		The manner in which the members of a stranded conductor are twisted together is termed the stranding.
		Conductors are generally manufactured of bare or tinned copper wire, although strands and cables used for special purposes may be constructed of silver-plated copper, nickel-plated copper, stainless steel, cadmium bronze, phosphor bronze aluminum, monel, brass, pure silver, pure nickel, nickel-clad and other precious metals.
	www.coonerwire.com /Products/UWC.html (376 words)

	Wire
		Coaxial wire is wire of a certain gauge that has a braid of wire or foil surrouding a center conductor, insulated from the braid by plastic.
		Stranded wire, by the laws of physics that seems to be forgotten by some engineers that tend to argue that there is no difference in audio applications, has more surface area than does solid core wire.
		In spite of the fact that the wire is bare and attached together, the areas that are not connected still provide more area for electrons at higher AC frequencies to flow through for a given gauge.
	www.members.tripod.com /~gabevee/wire.html (1494 words)

	Stranded wire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is called stranded wire, it is flexible and is listed to carry amperage with the same AWG codes.
		The only problem with stranded wire is that in reality it does not meet the AWG codes as does solid wire.
		The wire they use to run power to stoves in homes that have stranded wire are greatly under rated.
	members.aol.com /thoriumtungsten/frame9.htm (683 words)

	I see a lot of post with people asking about what size wire gauge they should run to this or that, so I decide to make ...
		There is a theory that electrons run on the surface are of the wire so that fine stranded wire will carry more current than a coarse stranded wire.
		This is a theory that the internal electrons are held by the intermolecular bonds but lab test do show that fine stranded wire does carry more current with less loses due to heat than course stranded wires.
		Fine stranded wire like welding cable is also easier to route through a vehicle.
	www.1stopelectronics.com /size-wire.htm (347 words)

	Litzendraht Wire
		Litzendraht Wire (Litz wire) is a bundle of multiple insulated strands which, in theory, has lower ac resistance than a single strand of the same cross sectional area.
		The resistance ratio for a stranded conductor is, however, always considerably larger than the value calculated by Table 19, p 311, and Table 17, p309 for a single one of the strands.
		With respect to the choice of the number of strands, experiment shows that the absolute rise of the resistance in ohms depends on the diameter of a single strand, but is independent of the number of strands.
	home.earthlink.net /~jimlux/hv/litz.htm (1075 words)

	Stealth 316 - Wire Resistance and Voltage Drop Calculator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The resistance values for the stranded copper wire sizes shown in the tables below (ones that are typically found in an automobile) are from http://www.mogami.com/e/cad/wire-gauge.html, a 2% lay factor is assumed and diameters are approximate.
		A 0 AWG wire (105,535 CM) is adequate but would have a 0.48 voltage drop, or about 4 % with a nominal 12 v potential on the wire and a 400 A draw, which may only occur very briefly when the starter turns a cold engine.
		A 0 AWG wire would have a voltage drop of 0.24 volts, which is at the 2% NEC limit.
	www.stealth316.com /2-wire-resistance.htm (1014 words)

	AVS Forum - Anyone using Romex solid copper wire (for AMP to speaker) ?
		I used some heavy wire from work to wire my speakers and then changed to some finely stranded wire and the high end was noticeably brighter and more detailed.
		You should try to use wire that is low in capacitance/inductance so that the wire doesn't interact with the impedance of the amp/receiver.
		I have read that solid wire is good for the low end but a thinly stranded wire is better for the high end.
	www.avsforum.com /avs-vb/printthread.php?t=550831 (1718 words)

	Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume I (DC) - Chapter 12 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Stranded wire is composed of smaller strands of solid copper wire twisted together to form a single, larger conductor.
		The greatest benefit of stranded wire is its mechanical flexibility, being able to withstand repeated bending and twisting much better than solid copper (which tends to fatigue and break after time).
		Calculating circular-mil wire area for a circular wire is much simpler, due to the fact that the unit of "circular mil" was sized just for this purpose: to eliminate the "pi" and the d/2 (radius) factors in the formula.
	www.faqs.org /docs/electric/DC/DC_12.html (7925 words)

	Speaker Wire
		The speaker wires were switched at both the power amplifier and the speaker so that only one kind of wire was connected at a time.
		It is difficult to understand why the relatively short lengths of internal house wiring can make a difference, when the "ordinary" wire in the power lines, right through the distribution transformer in the back yard and stretching for miles and miles to the generating station, does not influence the sound.
		This reminds me of the comparison with speaker wire where the voice coil wire is ordinary copper wire that is far longer than the wires from the amplifier to the speakers.
	www.roger-russell.com /wire/wire.htm (4662 words)

	diyAudio Forums - Solid or stranded wire for hookup? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Stranded wire, and silver plate have been tried in the past, and for a number of reasons failed, except in PSU cabling where flexibilty and insulation are a prime consideration.
		Stranded wire is probably a little better for reliability reasons in an environment where one expects vibration.
		Litz wire is pretty much open to your definition of it I guess.
	www.diyaudio.com /forums/showthread.php?postid=96906 (705 words)

	Welcome to Powerwerx Wire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Wire for high temperature use having good flexibility.
		For general purpose original equipment and replacement wiring in motor driven and automotive equipment.
		For use as speaker wire, burglar alarm, and internal wiring.
	www.powerwerx.com /category.asp?CtgID=1002 (123 words)

	Dipole antenna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Larger dipoles are sometimes hung in a V shape with the center near the radio equipment on the ground or the ends on the ground with the center supported.
		While the common rabbit ears are made of tubular metal segments, most dipoles for larger wavelengths are made from solid or stranded wire.
		This type of antenna is a special case where each wire is exactly one-quarter of the wavelength.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dipole_antenna (566 words)

	Wire Gauge calculations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is known as BS (Brown & Sharp wire gauge).
		represents diameter of solid wire in mil (1/1000 inch) or cross-sectional area in circular mil.
		represents diameter of solid wire in mm or cross-sectional area of stranded wire in mm^2 (square mm).
	www.mogami.com /e/cad/wire-gauge.html (128 words)

	American Wire Gauge - Microwave Encyclopedia - Microwaves101.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The diameter data we reference a table we found on Coilcraft's web site (thanks, Dudes!) We calculated the ohms/meter and ohms/foot based on the conductivity of pure copper (the actual resistance will be slightly more).
		Here's some AWG trivia: the AWG scale was once called the Brown and Sharpe (BandS) wire gauge.
		The values are for insulated wire, you can achieve higher current levels if you use bare wire, just don't kill yourself.
	www.microwaves101.com /encyclopedia/AWG.cfm (172 words)

	Re: Why would stranded wire cause more signal attenuation than solid?
		It is not that the wire is stranded that increases attenuation -- it's the frequency range being propagated and the mechanism for attenuation at that frequency.
		But the wire you are talking about is stranded with the strands uninsulated.
		The loss mechanism at 350 MHz is due to the insulating material surrounding the wire; that is, the dielectric.
	www.madsci.org /posts/archives/aug98/898910510.Eg.r.html (380 words)

	Press Release
		The new wire stripper/cutter is tested to meet or exceed the following industry standards: ASTM F1505-01, IEC 60900:2004 and to comply with NFPA-70E, 2004 ed.
		The wire stripper/cutter was added to Klein Tools' insulated tool line in response to demand for the specific capacity of 8-16 AWG stranded wire.
		With an overall length of 7", the wire stripper/cutter features five precision-ground stripping holes that are designed for removing insulation from 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 AWG stranded wire (6, 4, 2.5, 1.5 and 1.0 mm2).
	www.kleintools.com /11049-INS_Stripper/pressrelease/11049-INS_Stripper_PR.html (352 words)

	Spring engineering - Stranded wire torsion springs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The commom use for starnded wire springs is for helical springs.
		When the spring is compressed the strand is subjected to a twisting moment which causes the wires in the strand to forcefully stick to each other thereby creating a friction effect that adds a damping property to the spring.
		However, when you use a strand for a helical torsion spring the strand is subjected to bending moment only therefore, I do not see the reason for using a straned wire for helical torsion spring.
	www.eng-tips.com /viewthread.cfm?qid=94102&page=1 (546 words)

	Stranded Resistance Wire, Thermocouple, Glass Core Heater, Floor Heating Wire
		Pelican Wire Company is changing the way the world looks at radiant floor heating and snowmelting.
		We specialize in fine wire : 1 to 102 mil (0.025 to 2.6 mm) diameter wire alloys.
		Pelican Wire specializes in standard or custom designed resistance, thermocouple, glass core heater wire, appliance wire, high temperature wiring and floor heating wire.
	www.pelicanwire.com (212 words)

	Speaker Wire
		This wire is all in the circuit with the speaker system hookup wire.
		It can be considered to be ordinary copper wire as far as the recommended lengths of copper wire in the table.
		This wire at the right is sold as speaker wire by such places as Home Depot and Lowes.
	www.roger-russell.com /wire.htm (3654 words)

	DCC (Digital Command Control) power bus wiring for model railroads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		For those concerned about the "AC surface effect," stranded wire has more surface area (because it is made up of multiple individual wires) than the same size solid wire.
		Solid wire, and especially pre-tinned solid wire, is easiest to solder to rail.
		This connector is specifically designed to connect a bus run (12 or 10AWG solid or stranded) to a feeder tap (18-14 AWG solid or stranded).
	www.gatewaynmra.org /dcc/powerbus.htm (593 words)

	OSRAM SYLVANIA - Tungsten & Molybdenum Stranded Wire
		The stranded wires or cables are sold to vacuum metallizers and furnace manufacturers who want to design their own configurations.
		The strand sometimes contains one individual wire of the metal to be evaporated; e.g., aluminum or a nickel-chromium alloy.
		The wire, drawn to size, is cleaned and stranded in various combinations as desired.
	www.sylvania.com /BusinessProducts/MaterialsandComponents/MolyTungstenPowderParts/MolybdenumRodandWire/TungstenandMolybdenumStrandedWire (334 words)

	Trains.com - Stranded or Solid?
		Location: Northeast OH I have also heard others mention that the stranded wire is better for the track feeders because it will handle the expansion and contraction of the track better than the solid, since it contains it's own built in "strain relief".
		After twisting the strands together, tinning the ends allows you bend the "L" or "7" configuration for the feeders, which keeps the shape during soldering.
		I would recomend that you use the recommendations on wire size even if you are wiring for DC so that if (or should I say When) you go to DCC you will be already in a good position to convert the layout.
	www.trains.com /community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=33189 (800 words)

	References
		As for stranded or solid wire, you usually use stranded where you need flexibility in the cable.
		Solid wire is stiffer and has a larger minimum bend radius for a given gage wire, but you don't have to worry about controlling the individual strands.
		There is also a fused stranded wire where the wire is stranded, but the strands are held together with solder, so the wire is really a cross between stranded and solid.
	www.cencom94.com /gpage.html9.html (1063 words)

	Re: Solid versus stranded Wire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This is not to be confused with the loop inductance in coils...
		All else being equal, stranded wire is > measureably lossier than solid section, presumably due to skin > effect artifacts.
		I am not > saying that a resonator built with stranded wire will produce inferior > results however - primary losses and output spark losses are > dominant.
	www.pupman.com /listarchives/2000/May/msg00661.html (430 words)

	Waterproof Wire Nuts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		For most valve "ground" connections, you will have a solid white ground wire coming to the joint, a solid white ground wire going to the next valve, and a stranded wire going to the valve solenoid (a total of three wires).
		For the last valve "ground" connection, you will have a solid white ground wire coming to the joint and a stranded wire going to the valve solenoid (a total of two wires).
		For most valve "hot" connections, you will have a solid red hot wire coming to the joint and a stranded wire going to the valve solenoid (a total of two wires).
	www.watertips.com /catalog/WireNuts.htm (374 words)

	Knifeforums.com: Stranded Wire
		One is 40lb which is plastic coated wire and the other is 7 strand wraped wire.
		Also, I guess I could elaborate,I experimented at PWYP last year, and found that the small leader wire was wonderfully strong, and I thought it would work well, but in practice, the loop was too springy, and would not stay tight.
		Also, when concerned with stranded cable, this was the info given me as a guide years ago, and I wrote it down.
	www.knifeforums.com /ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=456027 (1800 words)

	The Home Repair Forums - Stranded wire with device back connections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		that clamp the wire in when you tighten the side screws.
		Tinned stranded wires are subject to 'cold flow.' The connection
		stranded or solid wire in place so that it wouldn't "squirt out".
	www.homerepairforums.org /forums/showthread.php?t=3503 (3681 words)

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