replying to hrhofmann, BillH wrote:
Low voltage wires for control circuits are typically twisted pair, which gives
significant protection from picking up signals from other wires running
parallel. Using a 14 gauge power cable in this scenario could result in the
60 cycle power lines inducing voltage at 60 cycles into the low voltage
control wires.

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