Yes, if you live in the northern hemisphere, you'll get better results if your cable is twisted counter clock wise... If in Southern hemisphere - then a clock wise twist would be better.
Does the Direction of Twisted Cable Matter?
With the recent purchase of a Nodost powercord, I noticed that the 3 wires are twisted contrary to the Right Hand Rule of Electronics and Ampiers Law. So I checked the twist direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) of some other wires I had on hand, here are the results:
Nordost (Counter Clockwise), Transparent Audio (Clockwise),
Monster Cable (Clockwise), Kimber Kable (CounterClockwise),
Mit(Clockwise), What's up?
It is my understanding that Current & Magnetic field flow
through wire in a clockwise direction "Right Hand Rule" is in accorance with these aforementioned Laws, or does it makes no differance? This relates to both stranded condutors as well as individual conductors twisted around each other.
Nordost claims to be faster, How can a Salmon swim Faster going Upstream against the current?
Can anyone shed light on this Subject?
Nordost (Counter Clockwise), Transparent Audio (Clockwise),
Monster Cable (Clockwise), Kimber Kable (CounterClockwise),
Mit(Clockwise), What's up?
It is my understanding that Current & Magnetic field flow
through wire in a clockwise direction "Right Hand Rule" is in accorance with these aforementioned Laws, or does it makes no differance? This relates to both stranded condutors as well as individual conductors twisted around each other.
Nordost claims to be faster, How can a Salmon swim Faster going Upstream against the current?
Can anyone shed light on this Subject?
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Keep in mind that we are dealing with AC waveforms, and so the directions of conventionally-defined current flow and magnetic flux lines are continously reversing. It is my understanding that Current & Magnetic field flow through wire in a clockwise direction.Current does not flow either clockwise or counter-clockwise. A magnetic field does not flow through a wire, it surrounds the wire in a direction defined by the right-hand rule with respect to the direction that conventionally-defined current is moving along the length of the wire. Twisting will affect a number of electrical properties (not necessarily to an audible degree), including inductance, capacitance, bandwidth, the degree to which abrupt changes in current may be resisted, noise pickup, and noise radiation. I cannot envision a reason, though, why the direction of the twist in an AC power cord would make any difference, or at least a difference that is consistent and predictable. Regards, -- Al |
