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From: steve@monu6.cc.monash.oz (Steve Balogh)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Litz wire (long)
Message-ID: <1990Apr12.071836.17112@monu6.cc.monash.oz>
Date: 12 Apr 90 07:18:36 GMT
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In article <3368@optilink.UUCP> elliott@optilink.UUCP (Paul Elliott x225) writes:
>coiled kind) and in older telephone handset cords.  It is not the same
>as Litz wire, since the individual conductors are not insulated (although

The individual strands of wire in Litz wire are NOT insulated from each other.
Litz wire is essentially LOTS AND LOTS   A N D   L O T S   of very fine (and
sometimes silver-coated) wire all twisted together. Because of the greater
surface area of such wire, it is supposed to have less impedance at RF
frequencies than normal single strand wire. (or wire with only a few strands)
By the way, Litz wire tends to be VERY flexible as well due to the large number
of strands.

			Steve

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