Arny Krueger wrote:
> "Peter Wieck" <pfjw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>> Mpffff.... I typically purchase 12 gauge, fine-stranded
>> THHN wire at my electrical supply house. Stretch out what
>> I need + 10%, tie one end to a doorknob, chuck the other
>> end in a drill and spin-to-length. A couple of bits of
>> heat-shrink tubing at each end, solder on the appropriate
>> connector (or just tin) and there you are. Cheap, quick,
>> custom-length, custom connectors... life is good.
>>
>>
http://web3.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Wiring_Solutions/Electrical_Hook-Up_-z-_Building_Wire/Insulation_Type_-_THHN/106100802440
> This looks pretty smart to me, although wire with
> lower voltage insulation would be even smarter.
out of honest curiosity, why?
>
> Besides the price, which is so low that it looks out-of-date, twisted
pair
> is electrically slightly superior to paralell pair AKA zip cord.
Slightly
> less inductance, and FWIW reduced external field, and better rejection
of
> EMI.
since there are two opposed ways of doing
the twist, am i correct that in thinking
that one is correct and one is wrong?
if yes, is the way that Monster twists
their speaker cable the correct way?
bill
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