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Multi-Conductor Cable: Cotton-Covered, Waxed and Twisted
A cable of several insulated wires in one bundle, such as the four leads of a strain-gauge bridge. Each copper wire is wrapped in cotton thread and soaked in beeswax, then the wires are twisted together and covered again.
Principiante
An afternoon
Instrucciones
1
1
Cut the conductors
Cut the conductors
Cut one copper wire per conductor (four for a bridge), a little longer than the cable.
Materiales para este paso:
Alambre de cobre4 lengthHerramientas necesarias:
Pelacables2
2
Wrap each wire in cotton
Wrap each wire in cotton
Clamp one end in the vise and the other in the hand drill's chuck, keeping it taut. Wind cotton thread on in a close spiral with no gaps, then a second layer the opposite way.
Materiales para este paso:
Hilo de algodón1 as requiredHerramientas necesarias:
Tornillo de banco
Taladro de mano
Tijeras3
3
Soak in beeswax
Soak in beeswax
Melt beeswax in a double boiler and draw each covered wire slowly through it. Wipe off the excess and let it set.
Materiales para este paso:
Cera de abeja1 as requiredHerramientas necesarias:
Baño María
Placa calefactora4
4
Twist them together
Twist them together
Lay the covered wires side by side, clamp one end and twist them together evenly with the drill.
Herramientas necesarias:
Tornillo de bancoTaladro de mano5
5
Cover the bundle
Cover the bundle
Wind an outer layer of cotton over the twisted bundle and wax it again.
Materiales para este paso:
Hilo de algodón1 as requiredCera de abeja1 as requiredHerramientas necesarias:
Tornillo de bancoBaño MaríaPlaca calefactora6
6
Test it
Test it
Strip the ends. With a multimeter check each wire end to end, and check that no two wires touch.
Herramientas necesarias:
Pelacables
Multímetro7
7
Limits
Limits
Cotton insulation is only good for low temperatures, up to about 105 °C (Wikipedia, Magnet wire), and for dry places and low voltages such as instrument leads. The method is general workshop practice, ours.
Materiales
3- 4 lengthMarcador de posición
- 2 as requiredMarcador de posición
- 2 as requiredMarcador de posición
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