Conductors
At our Essex Simcoe facility, we have the machine capability to transpose up to 83 conductors. The number of conductors is usually an odd number, formed in two parallel groups or stacks.
Number of Conductors
Minimum = 5
Maximum = 835
| Conductor Size Limitation |
Minimum
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Maximum
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| Strand Thickness Range |
0.0043" (1.09mm)
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0.120" (3.05mm)
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| Strand Width Range |
0.120" (3.05mm)
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0.480" (12.19mm)
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| Maximum Strand Temperature |
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53000 PSI @ 0.2%
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365N/mm² @ 0.2%
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| Unwrapped Stack Range |
0.158 x 0.248"
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2.500 x 0.960"
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(4.013 x 6.3mm)
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(63.5 x 24.38mm)
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| Transposition Pitch Range |
7-18W
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| Strand Width/Thickness Range |
1.9:1 - 7.5:1 (In some circumstances 8:1)
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Strand / Temper Capability
| Maximum Size (Imperial) |
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Up to 20,000 (Nominal) PSI
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@ 0.1% Offset 0.120 x 0.480” |
20,000 - 30,000 (Nominal) PSI
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@ 0.1% Offset 0.120 x 0.400" |
32,000 - 48,000 (Nominal) PSI
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@ 0.1% Offset 0.110 x 0.400" (Silver Bearing CU) |
| Maximum Size (Metric) |
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Up to 150 (Nominal) N/mm²
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@ 0.2% Offset 3.05 x 12.20mm |
150 - 220 (Nominal) N/mm²
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@ 0.2% Offset 3.05 x 10.16mm |
220 - 365 (Nominal) N/mm²
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@ 0.2% Offset 2.79 x 10.16mm (Silver Bearing CU) |
Minimum Size
The minimum size for all tempers is 0.043 x 0.120” (1.1 x 3.05mm)
Minimum Conductor Size for Cable Stability
| # Conductors |
Minimum Conductor Size
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| 5-39 |
0.043 x 0.120” (1.09 x 3.05mm)
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| 40-49 |
0.048 x 0.157” (1.22 x 3.99mm)
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| 50-69 |
0.048 x 0.197” (1.22 x 5.00mm)
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| 70-83 |
0.051 x 0.236” (1.30 x 5.99mm)
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