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Is it OK to use stranded wire?

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The most significant difference between stranded and solid cable is performance. Because higher gauge conductors (thinner) have more insertion loss than lower gauge (thicker) conductors, stranded cables exhibit 20 to 50% more attenuation than solid copper conductors (20% for 24 AWG and 50% for 26 AWG).Jan 9, 2020');})();(function(){window.jsl.dh('_V3N2YLO7NMb6-gSVuLvgCA79','
All wire sizes are available in stranded, however not all cabling styles are made with stranded wire (i.e. NM/Romex). Any sort of flexible cordage is only stranded. ... You can use stranded wire anytime you can get it, and your terminations are listed for stranded wire.

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