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copper wire

garry parker

2005-08-21, 8:21 pm

What's the difference between hard drawn
copper wire and normal copper wire?

Is the copper used in steel wired armoured
cables normal copper or hard drawn?

Thanks a lot.

Garry

Rowbotth

2005-08-21, 8:21 pm

In article <deb1bm$ep3$1$8300dec7@news.beeb.net>,
"garry parker" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

> What's the difference between hard drawn
> copper wire and normal copper wire?
>
> Is the copper used in steel wired armoured
> cables normal copper or hard drawn?
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Garry

You can put more tension on hard-drawn copper wire. It makes for a
better overhead conductor.

H.

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