Luther Gulseth wrote:
Copper clad steel
That, too. (I've used a version of that called CopperWeld for making
antennas.) I think I've heard that long-distance transmission lines are
mostly using aluminum instead of copper, these days, due to its lower
cost and lighter weight.
On Thu, 18 May 2006, Luther Gulseth wrote:
Copper clad steel
The high tension transmission lines are aluminium conductors wrapped
around a steel strength member. I've seen the stuff layong on the ground.
-j.
In a message dated 5/18/2006 8:40:06 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I use welding cable for my jumper cables...
Welding cable, plugs, and sockets are what I used in my big
generator to manage the 1-phase/3-phase conversion. Not much
else out there to handle a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While welding cable is good because it is flexible, and usually 00 or
bigger, I have read that it is not ideal for 12V DC use because the strands are
very fine and DC current travels down the core of the wire. IE: larger
diameter strands are better, within reason,
On Thu, 18 May 2006 12:04:05 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While welding cable is good because it is flexible, and usually 00 or
bigger, I have read that it is not ideal for 12V DC use because the
strands are very fine and DC current travels down the core of the
wire. IE: larger diameter
Copper clad steel
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~High voltage power lines often take advantage of the skin effect by
~using a steel core. Steel is strong, but a relatively poor conductor.
~Because of skin effect, though, the AC current flows mostly through the
~outer part of the wire, which is usually aluminum, and the
