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Re: Wire preference - stranded or solid

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Originally Posted by Teched3 View Post
Solid wire is highly prone to breaking where you strip the insulation, as it can be easily nicked, which will lead to failure if you don't use a wire stripper. Use small zip ties and Velcro wire ties to bundle your wiring paths as much as possible.
My team placed the bundlles of wires for our claw's roller motors inside of cables resembling curly telephone cables. Worked pretty well.

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