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SPC, PTFE Teflon Wire Burn-in

The late Bob Crump, the cable guru behind the Asylum Power Cord was a strong advocate of silver plated copper with PTFE Teflon insulation conductors for DC umbilical projects, and I concur. He also indicated a whopping 1000+ hours of burn-in for this type of wire when implemented for a DC power supply application. My findings after a number of DIY DC umbilical projects also shows how vital burn-in is in order to fully realize the performance potential, so a cable cooker would be highly beneficial for this type of application.

Furthermore, I find it's also very important to to construct a DIY cable jacket by wrapping a DIY DC umbilical with PTFE Teflon tape in order to keep a precision twist ratio in place over time, tightly couple (no gaps) the current carrying conductors along the entire length of the cable, and dampen electromechanical resonances.

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