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Stranded vs solid wire
Awl --
Apropos of the recent thread on wire nutting stranded with solid, are there any inherent advantages of one over the other? #14-#10. Stranded is more flexible, an advantage if you have to pull long runs in bends in EMT, but I find it a pain when connecting outlets, etc. Stranded can be dicey-er with nicks, missing strands. But, stranded might give more contact area under screws, in breakers, etc. At HD, stranded is $5 more on 500 ft coil of 14 and 12: $25 to $30, and $40 to $45. BX/romex comes which way? Both? Who uses what and when? -- EA |
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