Worksheet no.

2 - wires and cables

 TYPES OF WIRES
SOLID
- Solid wire is composed of a single piece of metal wire, also
known as a strand. One very common type of solid wire is
known as wire wrap.

STRANDED
- Stranded wire is composed of many pieces of solid wire all
bundled into one group. It is much more flexible than solid
wire of equal size.

FUSE
- Fuse is a piece of wire of a material with a very low melting
point. When a high current flows through the circuit due
to Overloading or a Short circuit, the wires gets heated and
melts. As a result, the circuit is broken and current stops
flowing.

MAGNET
- Magnetic wire is a copper or aluminum wire that produces an
electromagnetic field when wrapped into a coil and
connected to a power supply.

LITZ
- Litz wire is a particular type of multistrand wire or cable
used in electronics to carry alternating current (AC) at
radio frequencies. The wire is designed to reduce the
skin effect and proximity effect losses in conductors used at frequencies up to
about 1 MHz.

TINSEL
- Tinsel wire is a form of electrical wire used when
maximum mechanical flexibility is desired. It is
commonly found in cords used for telephones cables.
Because of its extreme flexibility, it is very resistant to
failing as a result of metal fatigue.

BRAIDED
- The shielding looks just as you would imagine; several
fine wires tightly woven into a meshed tubular
formation that wraps around a conductor. Braided wire
tubing can also be flattened to achieve a specific
width. Overtop is a thin insulating outer layer that
covers and protects the braided wire and the internal
components of the cable.