> No, all fixed wiring is solid core in the UK (known as "twin > and earth"). Stranded wiring is only use for appliance "flex" Does the "skin effect" come into play with solid (single strand) cable ? Undoubtedly the power company engineers know a heap more about this than I do, just wondered if there was any significant advantage to using multi-strand (Litz) cable, cf power transmission over long distances by DC rather than AC -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist