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willU2
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Cable identification

by willU2 » Mon May 21, 2007 9:31 am

Is it possible to identify the size of a cable by the # of strands?
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by sparx » Mon May 21, 2007 5:00 pm

not really as old cables tended to have several strands & newer ones single.
to be exact you need to measure with calipers dia of strands convert to area pi-d /4? multiply by no of strands B of L SPARX
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