[power911]

braiding kinda sux imo
maybe I'm just afraid that the wires may snap internally

 

[haloxt]

What do you guys think of this. I just did it this way because I had no idea what kind of geometry is best. It's 12 awg wires, 3 pairs, each pair for each conductor.
 

 

[9pintube]

To set the Record straight  What Is Litz Wire??? 
Litz wire
Wire woven in a pattern to reduce the "skin effect." For ordinary stranded wire each strand tends to stay the same distance from the wire center. The magnetic field produced by the current in the wire effects the strands differently depending on this distance, causing the skin effect. In Litz wire the strands weave in and out, such that all strands experience almost the same magnetic field, and carry nearly equal current. OR..... 

Litz wire consists of multiple strands insulated electrically from each other. Ordinarily the strands are twisted or woven, but no twisting is shown in this diagram.

Litz wire is a type of cable used in electronics to carry high frequency alternating current. 

 

[9pintube]

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What do you guys think of this. I just did it this way because I had no idea what kind of geometry is best. It's 12 awg wires, 3 pairs, each pair for each conductor.
 

haloxt, Nice Job!............. Did that wire start life as speaker wire (one side Pos. the other being the ground)????.......then you used 3 pieces of it to braid into a power cord???

 

 

[p a t r i c k]

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Braiding just looks pretty to some people and it tends to stay together better unsheathed. That seems like all it's about, another fad that tweakers think looks impressive.

Yes indeed

 

[9pintube]

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Braiding just looks pretty to some people and it tends to stay together better unsheathed. That seems like all it's about, another fad that tweakers think looks impressive.

Yes indeed

Nothing Wrong With THAT, If he Likes IT!!!!
 

 

[haloxt]

9pintube, yes, that's 12 awg paired speaker wire, 3 pairs.
 
I showed it to an EE friend and he said it was a dumb thing to do, electrically speaking . Can't decide if I should take it apart since it does look kind of cool.

 

[smeggy]

From what I've read, braiding can do odd things electrically which is probably why the ee said it was dumb.

 

[upstateguy]

From what I've read, braiding can do odd things electrically which is probably why the ee said it was dumb.

If this is true, does it apply to all the unshielded, braided, expensive cables that are being sold as supposed audiophiles cables? Are all those braided cables frauds?

Does this apply to braided headphone cables too?

USG