Questions tagged [wire]
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Is there such a thing as high temp magnet wire?
I understand that magnet wire is enamel coated, which can tolerate temperatures up to approximately 250 °C. Is there any other insulated wire that can be tightly wound into (1 inch diameter) coils ...
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How to connect / branch two metal wire cables at 90degree angle
I have a 1mm thick wire cable that's 200cm long.
Using the same cable, at 10cm intervals, I have to branch / tee off at 90degree angles.
Some sort of tee crimp / ferrule comes to mind as a last report,...
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Lead Cladding on Telephony (landline) copper cables. Any other early industrializers with this problem?
A recent environmental hazard has just been uncovered this past week by the Wall Street Journal:
"America Is Wrapped in Miles of Toxic Lead Cables"
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lead-cables-...
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Slip ring mounts
I am trying to research slip rings and their mounting options in order to design a BOM for a project that requires it.
Since I am still in the early design stage, I haven't chosen a type of motor, but ...
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Can one connect Starlink router with the Mesh via ethernet cable?
I know that with the Starlink ethernet adapter one can connect to the router or mesh with the ethernet cable.
My question is: is it possible to connect Starlink router with the Starlink mesh via ...
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How to manage real-world too-long data cables?
Answers to a recent question about a homemade USB cable mention that USB and other data (Thunderbolt, VGA, and HDMI) cables should not be coiled. So what is the proper method to manage long cables ...
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Extending USB cable makes it not work
I have a camera that uses a USB cable to connect to my computer. I want to extend the cable from 3ft to about 6ft. Originally I just created my own cable, soldering 4 26AWG wires to a blank USB ...
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What would "wired houses" refer to in 1928?
I read this today:
Variety (November 21, 1928) wrote: "Not the first animated cartoon to be synchronized with sound effects, but the first to attract favorable attention. This one represents a ...
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Minimum drum wall thickness when rope wrapped around it
I need to design a hollow drum that holds steel wire rope under tension. The wire rope gets pulled from both ends with a force of 200kN, it is wrapped around the drum 5 times. The outer diameter needs ...
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How to model robotic wires behavior in solidworks
I'm trying to create a block or anything else in soildworks that I can move and see the compression of the lower wire further from the arm
Something like this
The example show just one joint but I ...
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What is the white fiber in the copper wire of headphones?
I got a pair of in-ear headphones, broke the left earphone, bought another set, broke the right earphone, and joined the leftovers of both. I found white, grey, or beige fibers near the copper of the ...
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Is there well known equation (formula) to calculate maximum practical current which copper wire of fixed diameter can handle
I found many online calculators or tables which can give maximum current for the wire. Like 1 mm diameter can handle up to 10 Amperes, 2 mm diameter wire can handle up to 30 Amperes, etc.
Is there ...
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What is the less ductile and thinnest wire material?
I'm looking for a very very thin wire that does not bend easily. Which kind of material should I look for? The thinnest the wire the better but copper can be found in a very thin format (0.01mm) but ...
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How can thin wire in generator windings carry the high output current?
I observed the rebuilding of a 12KW, 120V gas-powered generator. I was amazed at how small the generator portion was (roughly the size of an electric motor you might find in a major home appliance). ...
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What's the difference between thermocouple grade and extension grade wire?
We got a bunch of yellow thermocouple wire which the Omega web site says is type K extension grade wire. They also sell thermocouple grade wire which looks to be brown. What's the difference?
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