I know y do it , but why !
When running alternating current you run solid wire , when running direct current you run stranded . Why ?
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Visit a plant that manufactures electrical wire. Solid wire is much less expensive to manufacture. Solid wire occupies less area. Solid wire has no need to flex.
And you will not see single strand 6 awg because it could not be bent by hand.
The most flexible wire I have yet encountered is rope stranded high strand count silicone sheathed wire. Neoprene welding cable is appreciably stiffer.
INSULATION
The toughest I have ever encountered is a hybrid mix I have used off of the space shuttle orbiter refit project. Tougher than aircraft teflon my 2nd choice. EDPM is tough (Diesel locomotive wire). Then Cross Link, PVC, neoprene and finally silicone. Silicone wire is super inside of a chassis. The limpness allows for almost impossibly tight routing.
And you will not see single strand 6 awg because it could not be bent by hand.
The most flexible wire I have yet encountered is rope stranded high strand count silicone sheathed wire. Neoprene welding cable is appreciably stiffer.
INSULATION
The toughest I have ever encountered is a hybrid mix I have used off of the space shuttle orbiter refit project. Tougher than aircraft teflon my 2nd choice. EDPM is tough (Diesel locomotive wire). Then Cross Link, PVC, neoprene and finally silicone. Silicone wire is super inside of a chassis. The limpness allows for almost impossibly tight routing.