I noticed that wirings have different kinds wires inside the rubber coating. Does it make any difference in terms of transferring electricity or being solid or strands have its own purposes?
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Solid wire conducts better because as less surface area and in the same space has more copper. It’s also cheaper to manufacture and it’s a little bit more rigid for whatever wire needs to stay in place.
Stranded wires are flexible The thin wires can easily bend together. It’s also less likely to break if you bend the wire back and forth a thousand times. If you do that with a solid wire it’s more likely to break.
If you want a cheaper to manufacture wire that’s going to sit in the walls of your house and not have as much dissipation of energy off as heat then solid wire is best.
If you have a cord that’s going to be going to a lamp that’s going to be moved around a whole lot back and forth then stranded is better for you
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