On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 05:24:35PM +0800, David Palmer. wrote:
[suggestion of heavier guage wire for network]
| Good thinking.
| In legal building standards for example, the standards specified are
| 'minimum required without having to go to jail.'
| Going up one more guage in wire size does indeed reduce resistance and
| associated energy waste in heat given off, and allows the maximum amount
| of energy to arrive at the appliance concerned, with the associated
| economic factor. There's the greater initial cost which concerns the
| short-sighted initially, but cost savings over the longer term which
| soon recoup the initial investment, and mean money in the bank
| thereafter for those that are capable of thinking beyond the trapezium.
However, there is a difference between power transmission and digital
signalling.
While what you say sounds correct for power transmission. (I don't
remember all the details from class, which was around 7 or 8 years
ago).
For digital signalling, though, I'd take John's advice about speaker
wire not being suitable. His advice sounds correct for the digital
signalling environment you are in.
-D
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