cable

An electrical cable is made of two or more wires running side by side and bonded, twisted, or braided together to form a single assembly, the ends of which can be connected to two devices, enabling the transfer of electrical signals from one device to the other. Cables are used for a wide range of purposes, and each must be tailored for that purpose. Cables are used extensively in electronic devices for power and signal circuits. Long-distance communication takes place over undersea cables. Power cables are used for bulk transmission of alternating and direct current power, especially using high-voltage cable. Electrical cables are extensively used in building wiring for lighting, power and control circuits permanently installed in buildings. Since all the circuit conductors required can be installed in a cable at one time, installation labor is saved compared to certain other wiring methods.
The term originally referred to a nautical line of specific length where multiple ropes, each laid clockwise, are then laid together anti-clockwise and shackled to produce a strong thick line, resistant to water absorption, that was used to anchor large ships. In mechanics, cables, otherwise known as wire ropes, are used for lifting, hauling, and towing or conveying force through tension. In electrical engineering cables are used to carry electric currents. An optical cable contains one or more optical fibers in a protective jacket that supports the fibers.

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  1. ArthurSlough

    For Sale Tp Link Mc210Cs + Fibre cable + TL-SM311LS Module

    Hi For sale Tp Link Mc210Cs + TP-Link TL-SM311LS module + Fibre cable. All like new, only opened and tested. £39 delivered to mainland for all 👍 😄
  2. cyreptiles

    Source/Destination using HDMI over Fiber Optical cable for eARC

    Hi Could you please support me for the connectivity of an HDMI over Fiber Optical cable that have source & display direction to use it over the eARC from my Samsung q95c and my Yamaha receiver for my 5.1.2 system? Which of the 2 figures is correct?
  3. Q

    Connecting two camcorders

    Hi, Newbie here, looking for advice/guidance. Apologies if this has been asked before. I have an old Mini DV camcorder - Panasonic NV-GS70B. I have also obtained another old DVD camcorder - Sony DCR-DVD310. My question is this - is there a way to connect the two, and copy my films from the old...
  4. dollag

    For Sale Unique Meolody Mest mk2 - Modhouse Tungsten

    Downsizing my headphone collection as not being used. 1: UM mest mk 2 iems. owned for the last 18 months but not being used since work changed. comes with 2,5mm balanced cable, box, accessoriues etc, everythiung in the pictures. £725 2: selling my Tungstens as just not getting used. put approx...
  5. fusionhost

    Question Can You Extend Speaker Cable?

    Hi, Thanks for reading my post! Please, can you tell me if speaker cable can be extended? If so how? Or is it better to buy new and replace? The extension will be a couple of inches on one side and a couple of foot the other side Or is it better to buy a completely new cable and pull it...
  6. GadgetGuru

    For Sale Genuine Apple 2m USB-C to Lightning Cable - Still Sealed

    I have no idea when or where I got these, but found them in my drawer while sorting out other cables. Only lightning devices I have now are my keyboard and mouse, and the kids iPhones, for which I have plenty of loose cables already, and as I have the iPhone 15, which is USB-C, I no longer have...
  7. A

    Wanted Speaker Cable

    Before I buy from a shop, anyone have some long lengths of speaker cable available? Remaining on a drum perhaps? A bit of a change around means I am re wiring the complete system. Something like Van Damme 1.5mm would be ideal - 23m plus.
  8. D

    Question Wire through exterior wall?

    What's the best way to feed a usb cable from interior plug to power a eufy security camera?
  9. Rich0407

    Deal Agreed Xbox Series Controller (Carbon Black) with USB-C Cable

    Xbox Series Controller - £40 incl. postage Opened box but unused Xbox Series X controller and box with USB-C Cable. Will provide photos later on when I'm home. Product info here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/d/xbox-wireless-controller-usb-c-cable/8t8kcnb1xs3d
  10. J

    Wanted IEC Power Cable (MCRU, Russ Andrews, etc)

    I needed a replacement power cable and managed to purchase a MCRU No.91 power cable from a popular auction site for £25. This purchase has got me thinking about the potential impact (or not) of replacing some of my other out of the box power cables. Not looking to spend a fortune, as I just...
  11. jjharrison

    Stripping QED XT25

    Ordered some QED xt25 with some banana plug ends fitted. Annoyingly I've had to cut the banana connections off the speaker ends so that I can feed the cables through some tightly drilled holes in cabinets and walls. Anyway I'm next to a complete newbie. I've stripped back the outer plastic and...
  12. I

    Sony STR-DN1030 not accepting RCA/phono cable

    I'm trying to connect my subwoofer to my Sony STR-DN1030 subwoofer out socket, but for some reason the RCA/phone plug will not fit all the way into the socket - it hits a hard stop when it has been inserted about 7mm. The same plug fits into all of the other RCA/phono sockets around it without...
  13. ZootSuit

    Rega Planar 3 RCA external cable replacement

    Hi everybody. My Rega Planar 3 presented a problem. One of the channels had lower volume than the other, so I brought it to a technician who said it had a kind of short circuit on both internal wiring and external RCA cable. I bought the internal wiring from my local reseller. But still could...
  14. razy60

    Question 5m usb v 5m headphone cable?

    Hi, I currently have a Dac/Amp located at the back of my lounge near my seating position i use this with my Hifiman headphones. Up until recently i was using Bluetooth to listen to audio from a Nvidia Shield both music and video, i have attached a 5m usb cable from the shield to the dac to see...
  15. D

    Question Help Please in finding the correct Micro USB adapter cable for Samsung HW-S50B Soundbar

    I have a HW-S50B Samsung Soundbar to go with my Samsung CU8500 43inch TV. I also have the file on a USB stick to update the firmware/software on the soundbar. I now need to purchase a Micro USB adapter cable. The wording by the USB port on the soundbar and in guidance printed from Samsung online...
  16. W

    Question Will this speaker cable suffice?

    Hi everyone, I'm about to upgrade my old 5.1 setup to 7.1.4. My old cables are now all the wrong lengths so I thought it might be worth changing the whole lot. Now about 6 years ago I was walking past a closing-down Maplin and impulse bought 100m of this stuff for £20. I had no idea at the...
  17. Euan-C

    Deal Agreed Genuine Apple USB-C to USB-C Cable

    Lost my usbc cable and iPhone wont connect to iTunes with any of the cables I have. Any length of genuine apple cable
  18. Joe Pineapples

    Any reason not to buy this ethernet cable?

    Bt router --> netgear 5 port switch --> netgear 5 port switch ----> PC Need 3 cables of varying length, but none more than 6m. Is there any reason not to for this spec (plus .2 shorter lengths)...
  19. M

    IEC C17 Power Cable

    I have purchased a used Yamaha AV Receiver (RX-A730), I need to source a kettle cord power cable which was not included. The amp AC IN states 10A 250W, the UK power cables I'm looking at (see link below) have 13amp plugs on. Will this damage the amp? https://amzn.eu/d/9wcjMh6...
  20. H

    CAT6 cable only 100Mbps over 16 metres?

    Hi, I had 2 CAT6 ethernet cables installed a few years ago, one 10 metres the other 16 metres long. Having just upgraded my broadband to fibre (900Mbps/120Mbps) I was expecting to get 1Gbps connections on both as the distance is well within the spec but only the shorter connects at 1Gbps, the...
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