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RE: telephone cable DIY speaker wire?

Posted by Jon Risch (B) on December 29, 2008 at 21:40:45

In Reply to: telephone cable DIY speaker wire? posted by Ric on December 26, 2008 at 14:22:20:

Telephone wire ga. is 24. ALL four 24 ga. wires equals a total effective gauge of approx. 18. Adding in the copper braid would make it seem larger, but the biggest problem is the insulation used for phone wire: PVC.

There are CAT5 cables that use teflon insulation, and sometimes have a larger gauge wire to start with, and can be braided or bundled up to larger effective gauges.

See:

http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/s1.htm

for details, back on page 2


Jon Risch

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