Phil Allison wrote:
"Phil Allison"

Jim Lesurf wrote:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_pa/...g/howlong.html
Doing the usual maths on your table of cables

A = 8.5
** Cable "A" would be a woven multi-strand cable like "Tocord" - it was
sold under other names too.


** I have placed a pic of a " Tocord " speaker lead on ABSE - since I
could not find one on the net.

There are 72 green and 72 copper coloured strands - each enamel coated so
are all insulated. There is a central clear plastic core ( not visible in
the pic) of about 4mm diameter which the 144 strands are woven around. The
outer sheath is only 7mm diameter and so the cable is quite flexible.

In order to fit a termination like the banana plugs shown, one must first
burn off the enamel coating with a hot soldering iron and lots of solder.
Quite easy really.



Goertz also make similar cables.

The real danger with these cables comes when they are mistreated - a
heavy table leg stood on them, for instance. When that happens it is
possible for the enamel to rub through between two strands; you then
have an instant short circuit which can't be fixed. A new cable is the
only option.

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