Folks,
AC current tends to travel on the surface of the
conductors at higher frequencies (>1 Mhz), but not DC.
It's the cross sectional area that determines DC
current handling (conveniently expressed in circular
mils as I recall).
The multistranding serves to make the cable more
flexible, easier to terminate, and also to allow
manufacturers to build up a variety of larger cables
from the same smaller stock wire.
Carter Shore
--- flinters <flinters@picarefy.com> wrote:
>
> Voltage drops are often a killer in most automotive
> electrical systems. A
> good ground, and I mean a ground where you've
> attached a cable from the
> battery to the chassis which has been scraped free
> of paint and crud, is
> essential. And then another to the block such as
> the starter mounting
> bolts. I personally run a cable from battery to
> chassis, then two more
> from chassis to starter and one to the body tub.
> Since this carries all
> the power of the entire car, you want good solid
> grounds.
>
> --
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