Alby wrote:
drain wire definition - telecom A wire wrapped around or part of a shield within a cable that reduces the resistance from any point on the shield to ground. A drain wire serves to complete an electrical circuit from the shield, thereby carrying extraneous electrical noise to ground and away from the circuit or system the shield is intended to protect. See also ground, ground wire, and shield. http://www.serialphy.com/multi-conductor-cable.bmp
drain wire is usefull for (metalised plastic)foil shielding and is an unisolated wire in contact with the spiral pattern wound shielding foil. uwe _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
