Pablo02 & Busbar, I am not quite that serious! The fact is that a new SAE document, that directly affects our manufacturing, references wire and cable in the same paragraph, with different provisions for each. Amazingly, the guy fielding the whole thing doesn't know the difference! I guess...
Busbar, that appears to be what the layman thinks, but I need something that stands up court!
jag27, your info looks like it came right from a dictionary, and is what I expected. Can you tell me your source.
The particular document that has me investigating this issue, has different rules for...
Is there an absolute definition of the difference between insulated wire (any type) vs cable? I had previously believed that cable was multiple conductors in a single casing, but have found that frequently single conductor insulated "wire" is referred to as cable.
