Orchid XP v7 nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/11/10 12:52:
> Tim Attwood wrote:
> 
>>> 2. Is maximum load proportional to diameter or cross section area? 
>>> (The latter is quadratically propertional to diameter.)
>>
>> It's proportional to the surface area. Thus all the stranded and 
>> braided wire. 
> 
> Interesting. I thought braided wire was just so it bends without 
> fracturing...
A solid wire have a smaler cross section than a braided or stranded wire of the 
same caliber, but will be stiffer. In a braided wire, there are gaps between the 
strands, and those make the cable whider.
So, yes, braided wires are needed when you need a supple wire, like that from a 
socket to some device. But, a solid wire is beter in a wall, where it don't need 
to change it's path once in place.

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Alain
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