[sdiy] Re: stranded or not stranded

[jhaible at debitel.net]

> to avoid 
> wiring as much as possible.
> I had a deeper look at different synth modules 
> meanwhile and it appears to me that small units 
> like Oakleys or MOTMs can be held clean easier 
> with using solid wire.
> OTOH some pictures of MOTM modules show twisted 
> stranded wires which is another approach.


The mecahnical design of MOTM is Paul's, not mine
(even on modules where I contributed the circuit),
so the following is just my comment, not speaking for MOTM:

I *think* solid wire woud be a bad idea, because vibrations
might break the wires or solder joints more easily.
Just look what extra measures Paul has taken to provide
mecahnical stability: The shielded cables from the pcb
to th efront panel are even fixed to the pcb with 
cable ties!

One reason for using twisted wires (stranded, of course)
might be stability. But I see an even  more obvious reason:
to keep noise from inductive coupling (magnetic fields)
as low as possible. 

JH.




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