For home improvement wires, after the flexible cord passes through the tube, the electrician in the lamp holder box or switch box can’t meet the standard specification. According to the standard specification of electrical installation, the flexible cord connector needs to be crimped or welded.
Comparison between soft wire and hard wire:
1. For home improvement wires, after the flexible cord passes through the tube, the electrician in the lamp holder box or switch box can’t meet the standard specification. According to the standard specification for electrical installation, the flexible cord connector needs to be crimped or welded. This shows that the hard line is better.
2. The flexible cord is thin in diameter, and the insulation material is unreliable, which is easy to age and damage. Even if it is used, it is only suitable for a small number of places where chandeliers and other electrical appliances are connected, and it is not suitable for fixed long-distance lines.
3. From the price point of view, since it is obviously labor-intensive and expensive to manufacture multiple strands, the cost is naturally high, so the price has no advantage, and the single strand is relatively cheap.
To sum up, it is obviously a good hard line, but in fact, whether it is a hard line or a soft line, it will definitely be used in home decoration. Just remember that a single hard line is better as the main line. Of course, it depends on your personal thoughts, as long as it does not affect your future life.
In home improvement, is it better to use soft wire or hard wire for electric wires?
1. First of all, what are hard wires and soft wires?
Hard wire: a single conductive solid metal wire with a diameter of more than 1 mm, and its hardness is higher than that of flexible wire.
Flexible cord: A wire twisted by a plurality of conductive solid metal wires with a diameter of less than 1 mm..
2. What are their advantages and disadvantages?
Hard wire: low price, strong tensile strength, strong corrosion resistance, weak fatigue resistance and high waste recovery rate.
Flexible cord: high price, weak tensile strength, weak corrosion resistance, strong fatigue resistance and low waste recovery rate.
In fact, on the whole, hard wiring will be better. Generally, every copper wire of the soft wire with burnt joint is too thin, which is easy to be damaged and oxidized, and the power distribution and heat conduction are uneven, which causes the copper wire to burn easily. Therefore, the hard wire is still relatively good in durability, and it is simple to wear the tube, cheap and fast to install.
Moreover, at present, because the soft wire is multi-wire metal, it is more complicated to make and has high cost, and then the price has no obvious advantage, so the hard wire is better.
The advantages and disadvantages of soft wire and hard wire also determine their use function and place. Generally, hard wire is used for burying walls and underground, and is used as the main line. Flexible cords are generally used for power connection wires of household appliances and equipment. There is no difference between the two, only who is suitable for which position. So you can choose hard wire or soft wire according to the location of decoration.