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Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 14:04:59 +0000
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From: "M.J.Powell" <mike@pickmere.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: LF: types of conductors
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In message <C6ABA8DEC115D311A29D00105ABD3264A96BA2@nmex01nt.hsd.utc.com>
, Soegiono, Gamal <soegiono@nm.hsd.utc.com> writes
>Hello Mike, Geri and all,
>
>be careful when using terms in different laguages.
>
>Mike> Litz wire usually has each strand insulated from the 
>Mike> others, is your wire the same, Geri?<
>
>Geri> ... no, unfortunately not ... seems to be just the name 
>Geri> "Litze" that was adopted from the "Litz" wire ... but as 
>Geri> I said .. still does the job at LF!
>
>english;german;type and makeup of conductor
>
>solid wire;Draht;single conductor either uninsulated or covered
>by an insulating sleeve.
>
>stranded wire;Litze;a number of individual solid wires are woven 
>in spiral orientation, individual wires are in electrical contact to each
>other, an insulating sleeve covers the whole strand.
>
>litz-wire;HF-Litze;a number of individual solid wires, each having its own
>insulation are inter-woven in a manner very
>much different from the scheeme of stranded wire. An additional
>sleeve covers the wires collectively.
>
>Geri made up his Loading coil of stranded wire - i.e. the
>indivdual wires are in electrical contact with each other, one insulating
>sleeve covers the whole strand.
>
>Hope this helps.

Thanks, Gamal.
Mike
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M.J.Powell