TECHNOLOGY Support
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Flexible flat cable (FFC) is a type of flexible electronics piece that consists of many strands of electrical wire placed beside of each other in a wide and flat assembly. Similar to ribbon wire that is used in electronic devices such as co......
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What Should I Consider When Buying Speaker Cables?
If you are setting up a new stereo or home theater system, you will want to invest in some good speaker cables. Getting the right cabling will deliver the very best from your new speakers, or give new life to those classic speakers that sti......
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A shielded wire is a wire which has been covered with protective sheathing to reduce the amount of electromagnetic radiation which it emits. This is designed to reduce the amount of electromagnetic interference (EMI) associated with that wi......
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When connecting two separate cables together, it is necessary to splice cable in order to create one cable. There are five steps required to splice cable: check compatibility, cut the cable, strip the wire coating, attach the cables togethe......
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Cable Lug Types and Size Chart
What is the cable lug? Cable lugs are vital components utilized in electrical systems to establish connections between cables and devices or equipment. They are available in a variety of materials, such as copper, tinned coppe......
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A coaxial cable is a specific type of cable that consists of four layers of material. There is an inner conductor, a dielectric insulating layer, another conductive layer, and an insulating layer. The cable is called coaxial because both th......
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How do I Wire an Ethernet Cable?
An Ethernet cable is used to manage Local Area Networks (LANs). An Ethernet cable is long and contain a lot of wires. Wiring this type of computer cable involves collecting materials, sorting out the wires and connecting the system to the E......
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Cat-5 cable, sometimes called Ethernet cable, is short for Category 5 cable, a current industry standard for network and telephone wiring. This type of cable is unshielded wire containing four pairs of 24-gauge twisted copper pairs, termina......
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A ribbon cable, sometimes also called a multi-wire planar cable, is a type of electronic cabling that is characterized by its flat, flexible appearance. In many cases it resembles the sort of ribbon used in gift wrapping, which is where it ......
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Breakout boxes are devices that can be used to achieve greater access to the individual wires in a harness without damaging them or the plug they connect to. One common use for breakout boxes is to allow for the in-line modification of vide......
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Also known as a wire harness or a cable assembly, a cable harness is a series of cables or wires that are aligned to provide efficient transfer of information or electronic signals. The number of cables included in the harness will d......
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Most automobiles today are full of electronic gadgets. These electronic devices require special wiring throughout the vehicle. This provides electrical power for radios, door locks, door windows, and automotive computer accessories. A wirin......
