Originally Posted by
katfish317
Yes you are right that the total surface area's of all the wires add up to be like on giant wire in a small package. That is why the more strands in the wire that more current it can carry!
That's correct, & that's also why all power cables are the same way. They experimented with solid wire a LONG time ago, but of course it was TERRIBLY unwieldy, so they played around more & found that a multi-stranded cable was not only more flexible, but could handle more current(which also means lower electrical resistance, something we all rely on in our cars). The only downside I believe with stranded wire is more electrical noise generated by them....
