[Boatanchors] Current in multistrand wire?

[mikea]

On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 09:41:39PM -0500, StephenTetorka at cs.com wrote:
> Hi all:
> 
> I need to select a multistrand wire geometry having the same current carrying 
> capability of solid copper...say around 18 Ga solid and thereabouts...

I suspect that wire manufacturers give the area in circular mils of 
both solid and stranded wires in their catalogs; it seems to me that
(for DC and low frequencies where skin effect isn't a consideration) 
that would be a good place to start. 

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Mike Andrews, W5EGO
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