REFLECTOR:Buss material
Dave Black
reflector@tvbf.org
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:51:13 -0400
David,
> It must be a misunderstanding. The only time I've heard of the skin
> effect - were it's the outer surface that carries the current - is at very
> high frequencies.
That's my understanding as well.
At DC or low AC frequencies, it's the wire cross-sectional area that matters.
Skin effect only comes into play at high (RF) frequencies. Might be an issue
for our transponder antenna, but not for our electrical buss.
Dave Black