Timeline for Using clothesline steel core wire rope for AC and DC
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| May 15, 2023 at 19:57 | history | edited | winny | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 8, 2023 at 17:02 | comment | added | Tim Holt | A really interesting resource is the Simplifier site. Amongst many other things, it covers creating insulated wire. simplifier.neocities.org | |
| May 1, 2023 at 7:17 | answer | added | Roland | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 29, 2023 at 13:08 | comment | added | Amr Berag | @MarkMorganLloyd The insulation of the wire is really strong and harder than most wires I have seen but electricians over here prefer weaker insulations so they can work with their fingernails and teeth. Although it is strong,it was manufactured to provide mechanical support and not insulation, So maybe it have holes and cracks as I have found in a new one I bought so I used the old one that was used for laundry for years. | |
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| Apr 29, 2023 at 11:35 | comment | added | Mark Morgan Lloyd | You're obviously getting decent answers and suggestions, but if I could throw in another thought: the effectiveness and durability of the insulation is probably no worse than the cloth-reinforced rubber that was used on mains wiring up to the 1950s, where an installation was kept (relatively) safe by keeping the wiring away from all surfaces using insulated cleats. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 9:39 | history | edited | Amr Berag | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Apr 27, 2023 at 22:05 | history | suggested | daveloyall | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 27, 2023 at 21:06 | comment | added | Xunie | With a soldering iron and solder you MIGHT be able to go very var by scavenging copper wires from destroyed vehicles. I'm not sure many of those wires are rated for 120 or 240 volts and you'd need insulating tape to hide the solder joints. Copper is still a better conductor than steel. | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 20:37 | comment | added | Amr Berag | @Slothario This is not possible. | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 20:20 | comment | added | Amr Berag | @LouisSt-Amour Thanks. If you are a member there, you can tell them that water evaporative coolers are very effective in Sudan because of the dry weather and they consume little energy and also use ceiling fans for cooling and other things like split units but I'm not planning to turn that power hungry device those days. | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 19:46 | answer | added | Adam Haun | timeline score: 6 | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 19:24 | comment | added | John von No Man | If there are any destroyed buildings or vehicles in the area, it is it possible to take copper wire from them? (Obviously, regardless of what you do, be safe and courteous!) | |
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| Apr 27, 2023 at 18:40 | comment | added | Jason Harrison | I would also wonder if the plastic insulator is particularly good at being waterproof. I suspect that for a steel (rustable) clothesline it's probably good but many electrical wire insulators are not waterproof and will leak current when wet. | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 18:28 | comment | added | Louis St-Amour | As FYI, this page is also being discussed at Hacker News, in case any relevant answers or comments show up there: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35730074 | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 18:15 | comment | added | Amr Berag | @greybeard Good question! I was thinking distance "how far"(my English is not so good). Your concentration level is better than my English level. Please answer based on that. | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 17:52 | answer | added | Andrew Veritas | timeline score: 8 | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 17:50 | answer | added | joelparkerhenderson | timeline score: 5 | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 17:40 | comment | added | greybeard |
(No offence intended: In for how long?, do you want a duration or a distance?)
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| Apr 27, 2023 at 17:22 | answer | added | Avola | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 17:12 | answer | added | Martin McCormick | timeline score: 13 | |
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| Apr 27, 2023 at 12:07 | comment | added | LuC | @AmrBerag I missed the reason for which you did that: in that case, electrical shocks are the least of your problems. I think that wire should be fine for your purpose (paralleling it enough, as commented below), just insulate it more when it runs near metal structures. Stay safe, and good luck | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 10:07 | comment | added | Amr Berag | @Luc Thank you. I will try to inserted in a water house for extra insulation at least in metal corners (windows) and busy areas. We used a single hot wire for pulling power from working lines poles and used the nearest neutral at homes (stolen free power for water pumps only to avoid overload). Proper cables and wires are now hard to find and cost from 20 to 100 times more than usual. | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 9:35 | comment | added | Amr Berag | @SomeoneSomewhereSupportsMonica Yes. we already done that but not over do it because we hope the power will be restored. | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 9:22 | comment | added | SomeoneSomewhereSupportsMonica | An option could be to remove unused/unusable electrical cable from elsewhere inside the house? Especially if it's inside conduit and can be easily pulled through. | |
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| Apr 27, 2023 at 8:05 | comment | added | LuC | I see a few issues, with waste energy due to high resistance, with possible temperature rise, which will eventually affect the safety level: isolation material and isolation level aren't guaranteed. McGyver would employ it successfully to power a nuclear power plant, real life urges us to be cautionary, and use the proper type of electrical cable. | |
| Apr 27, 2023 at 8:04 | answer | added | winny | timeline score: 41 | |
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| Apr 27, 2023 at 7:22 | history | asked | Amr Berag | CC BY-SA 4.0 |