Wire, Braid, or Strap?
You’ll find them all at Georgia Copper, along with connectors and other accessories you’ll need to complete your grounding job.
Copper Wire
Copper wire is the electrical conductor that we are all most familiar with. It’s readily available, easy to install, and a wide variety of connectors and lugs are available.
Copper Braid
Multiple small wires can be woven together to make a braided conductor. A conductor woven of many smaller wires is more flexible than an equivalent single wire. The multiple wires also increase surface area to some extent. The braid in the photo is “tinned” copper braid (it’s woven of tin-plated copper wires) and contains (480) 30awg wires.
Copper Braid
Multiple small wires can be woven together to make a braided conductor. A conductor woven of many smaller wires is more flexible than an equivalent single wire. The multiple wires also increase surface area to some extent. The braid in the photo is “tinned” copper braid (it’s woven of tin-plated copper wires) and contains (480) 30awg wires.
Copper Strap
Copper strap has a large smooth surface area and is ideal for high frequency currents. It’s low impedance makes it an excellent choice for grounding radio frequency equipment, and is widely used at radio and TV transmitter facilities.
