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Stranded as in each wire being made up of smaller wires. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire#Stranded https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire#Stranded These are typ
by danuker 4y ago
Stranded as in each wire being made up of smaller wires.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire#Stranded https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire#Stranded
These are typical in pre-capped wires. While they allow more flexibility of the wire, their ends are hard (if not impossible) to change.
- dekhn 4y agoI've never seen stranded wire in an ethernet cable, but I see it's a thing. I occasionally turn my male-male ethernet into male-female with a keystone block and never see stranded. I dabble in electronics and I eliminate stranded wire whenever I find it. Some people love it but I find it really inconvenient.
- Akronymus 4y agoStranded ones are very common in patch cables.
- burntwater 4y agoSolid Ethernet cabling should generally only be used on permanent building cable that never move. Stranded should be used on patch cables and cables that get moved around. Beyond being more difficult to handle, regular movement will break solid copper, often leading to intermittent connectivity.