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Wire Rope, Lay Conductor or Cable

A conductor composed of a central core surrounded by one or more layers of helically laid groups of wires used in portable cables. This kind of cable differs from a concentric-lay conductor in that the main strands are themselves stranded. In the most common type of rope-lay conductor or cable, all wires are of the same size, and the central core is a concentric-lay conductor.

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