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3 Wire Braid...

well if you use all three wires (live, neutral and ground) there are only so many things you can do. You can play with the "lay" which in a twisted pair relates to how many full twists per foot you have. In the case of a braid that would relate to how tightly you braid the wires. You could reverse the braid pattern at specific points along the braid. This is done in flat parallel ribbon communication cables where there are sections of twists (in pairs) then after a specific length more twists but in the opposite direction. This reduces the inductive effect. Those two things are pretty much your physical options with just three wires in a braid. Have some fun and play with it to see how it goes. You could play with ribbon cables for power cords as long as the dielectric is rated for a safe margin (say 240 volts). In this situation you will probably find that things work best when you keep the loop to ground short so wire live, ground, then neutral as many times as you have to across the ribbon till you obtain the final guage that you desire. Different combinations will result in a different sounding cord. So you can play with the various combinations till you are happy with the results. Hope that this helps regards Moray James.
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