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   legg to DaveC   
   Re: Multi-conductor control cable: PVC v   
   18 Nov 15 11:37:58   
   
   XPost: sci.electronics.components, sci.electronics.design, sci.e   
   ectronics.repair   
   From: legg@nospam.magma.ca   
      
   On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 20:45:05 -0800, DaveC  wrote:   
      
   >> I have forty years experience in designing and building machine tool,   
   >> robotic and automations systems. Whenever I require a cable that might be   
   >> exposed to oil or coolant contamination, or will encounter high rates of   
   >> flexing I only specify Olflex. It's more expensive than most, but a lot   
   >> less expensive than failure and replacement.   
   >   
   >I appreciate that this is, enviably, wonderful cable. But it comes in minimum   
   >size of 20 awg. If only it met all my requirements.   
   >   
   >My need is for a hand-controller (think Atari joystick)–carrying milliamps.   
   >20 awg is overkill at the expense of weight, diameter, and (arguably) greater   
   >flexibility.   
   >   
   >Thanks.   
      
   The Alpha  products go down to 26AWG ~ typical of com cables, with   
   twisted pair varieties. It's kind of difficult to determine the guages   
   in the Olflex info, due to notation method in product tables, but I'm   
   pretty sure they'll offer the same thing. By the way, PVC=Vinyl, oil   
   and chemical resistant or otherwise.   
      
   RL   
      
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