What is the difference between stranded and solid wires?
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Stranded wires are made up of small strands of wire, while solid wire is made from a single strand of wire. Stranded wire is more flexible than single strand wire. Stranded wire can be moved over and over. Solid core will tend to break if it is moved repeatedly. In hook up wire, there is almost no difference in the current carrying ability between stranded and non stranded. In larger wires it can. Think of it this way: an an extension cord is made from stranded wire, whereas the wire used in building construction is single strand. Extension cards can be easily moved. You wouldn't move the wire in the wall of a house. Stranded wires are made up of small strands of wire, while solid wire is made from a single strand of wire. Stranded wire is more flexible than single strand wire. Stranded wire can be moved over and over. Solid core will tend to break if it is moved repeatedly. In hook up wire, there is almost no difference in the current carrying ability between stranded and non stranded. In larger wires it can. Think of it this way: an an extension cord is made from stranded wire, whereas the wire used in building construction is single strand. Extension cards can be easily moved. You wouldn't move the... » Read More Stranded wires are made up of small strands of wire, while solid wire is made from a single strand of wire. Stranded wire is more flexible than single strand wire. Stranded wire can be moved over and over. Solid core will tend to break if it is moved repeatedly. In hook up wire, there is almost no difference in the current carrying ability between stranded and non stranded. In larger wires it can. Think of it this way: an an extension cord is made from stranded wire, whereas the wire used in building construction is single strand. Extension cards can be easily moved. You wouldn't move the wire in the wall of a house. « Show Less
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Stranded wires are made up of small strands of wire, while solid wire is made from a single strand of wire. Stranded wire is more flexible than single strand wire. Stranded wire can be moved over and over. Solid core will tend to break if it is moved repeatedly. In hook up wire, there is almost no difference in the current carrying ability between stranded and non stranded. In larger wires it can. Think of it this way: an an extension cord is made from stranded wire, whereas the wire used in building construction is single strand. Extension cards can be easily moved. You wouldn't move the wire in the wall of a house.
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The stranded wires are the type where the wire is weaved together from many smaller wires. This is of solid wire, meaning that it is a single formed copper wire under the plastic coating; this is better for soldering.
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The thing that everyone else here is missing is that stranded wire is also best for applications where you are transmitting higher frequency as high frequency AC signals will only pass through the center of the wire, in strand wire you have many strands which mitigates the effect. but for the most part, yeah what they said, mostly solid wire is superior for stationary applications and especially good if you are using it for breadboards/protoboards/electronics hobby stuff. Strand wire is better able to cope with repeated flexing.
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Solid wire is made of a single strand of wire. It isn't too flexible and is great for working with breadboards. Stranded wires are as the name implies, composed of multiple wires. This allows for better conductivity and more flexibility.
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Stranded wire is multiple smaller diameter strands wrapped together to form wire. It's more flexible. Solid core is one wire. It's easier for breadboarding and more durable. Personally I like stranded better. Unless I'm breadboarding
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There are several differences between the 2 and I will list the a few. 1.Stranded wire is used in the situations where need a great deal of flexibility, while solid wire should be used when strength and rigidity is required. 2.Solid wire is much cheaper compared with stranded wire. Stranded wire is made of multiple strands of wire and solid wire is made of just one wire.
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Stranded wires are made up of small wires wrapped together that for the overall thickness (i.e. gauge) of the wire. Solid wires are made of a single wire of the specified thickness. Stranded wires, because they are made from smaller wires wrapped together, are usually more flexible than solid wires.
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solid is well...solid. Stranded is made up of alot of really small wires. Solid is great for bread boarding because they are "stiff" stranded is great for making wires longer (say a power cord as an example) because the wire is more flexible.
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stranded wires are insulation around multiple smaller generally copper wires where as solid is one single thicker wire surrounded by insulation rather than multiple smaller wires, stranded tends to be less rigid and frays easily solid does not fray and stays rigid much easier
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The main difference it looks like is that the one you linked to has provisions for attaching the wires to it using the screws or back wire terminals provided, whereas this one is sealed, and you attach the wires to your existing in wall wiring using the provided wire nuts.
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Neither. Has a wire. Would not buy it. Very disappointed in quality and customer service.
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No, both ends were bare wire. I put two rolls of the yellow in my boat and love the look. I wired them as courtesy lights, so I used existing wires on the boat. Very easy installation.
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Not enough to even notice. The wire element & the support arms are made of entirely different materials, the wire being made to heat up w/current passed through it.
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Eh, it's not the most flexible stuff I've ever used, but it's not that stiff either. It's about on par with any other low count stranded when it comes to flexibility. In general, the higher the strand count the more flexible the wire. Wire with silicon insulation is usually much more flexible as well. This stuff is nowhere near 'wet noodle' soft, but it can still be bent easily enough.
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They are 24 AWG. Don't know about solid or stranded. Using to plug blue ray player into our router so my husband can watch movies on Netflix while on his bike trainer. Needed 50 feet to get him there. Works just fine.
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Yes, I have used them with both cat 6 solid and stranded and they work fine.
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If you are using existing system shouldn't need wire.I did go to hardware store for ends as existing were soldered
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The cable is comprised of 4 twisted pairs (8, copper clad, solid aluminum wires). The wires are NOT solid copper, rather they are copper coated aluminum. In my opinion, this cable is less expensive but inferior to solid copper cable.
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It's pretty simple a hard wire crimped inside a metal tube. I'm not sure how they can be different other than composition.
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It says in a few reviews and on the instructions "strips 8-20 gauge solid and 10-22 gauge stranded wire"
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I prefer stranded for hook-up wire to circuit boards. Solid wire tends to break easily at the solder joint with excessive movement, which could be just enough when soldering other wires to the board. Stranded wire, provides a flexibility that solid does not have. Pre-tinned stranded wire is the best in this situation, it is bonded to be stiff like a solid wire and easily solders to the via. The stiffness of Pre-tinned wire allows you to bend the wire like a solid and it will hold its shape, and flexible enough to not break. guitarpcb dot com has the pre-tinned wire that is the best I have found. I prefer stranded for hook-up wire to circuit boards. Solid wire tends to break easily at the solder joint with excessive movement, which could be just enough when soldering other wires to the board. Stranded wire, provides a flexibility that solid does not have. Pre-tinned stranded wire is the best in this situation, it is bonded to be stiff like a solid wire and easily solders to the via. The stiffness of Pre-tinned wire allows you to bend the wire like a solid and it will hold its shape, and flexible enough to not break. guitarpcb dot com has the pre-tinned wire that is the best I have... » Read More I prefer stranded for hook-up wire to circuit boards. Solid wire tends to break easily at the solder joint with excessive movement, which could be just enough when soldering other wires to the board. Stranded wire, provides a flexibility that solid does not have. Pre-tinned stranded wire is the best in this situation, it is bonded to be stiff like a solid wire and easily solders to the via. The stiffness of Pre-tinned wire allows you to bend the wire like a solid and it will hold its shape, and flexible enough to not break. guitarpcb dot com has the pre-tinned wire that is the best I have found. « Show Less
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I'd imagine the only difference would be the length of the wire. Keep in mind though that signals degrade based on the length of the wire. My 0.5 cable works flawlessly. If I needed more length I'd probably go for something gold plated.
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worked great for me and my wire was not coated --- probably doesn't matter. Make sure your wire size and anchor size match.
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The wire is stranded. Solid copper wire would be very difficult to work with in this gauge and PE jacket. Both solid and stranded wire are suitable for dog fence installations. Please feel free to ask any additional questions.
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hi , i have a large swaging tool . but , you can also solder your stranded wire leads into each connector . this allows you to un-solder the connection if you need to make any changes . hope that this helps . by the way , dont forget to apply anti corrosive electrical grease on all mating connector ends .tom