{"id":5943,"date":"2023-05-17T11:16:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T03:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ray-tron.com\/?p=5943"},"modified":"2023-09-01T14:05:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T06:05:01","slug":"ele5804","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ray-tron.com\/en\/ele5804\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between shielded and unshielded cables?"},"content":{"rendered":"
1. Different structures<\/p>\n
1. Shielded wire:<\/p>\n
A transmission line that uses a metal mesh braided layer to wrap the signal line. The braided layer is generally red copper or tinned copper. The shielding layer of the shielded cable is mainly made of non-magnetic materials such as copper and aluminum, and the thickness is very thin, much smaller than the skin depth of the metal material at the frequency of use. The effect of the shielding layer is mainly due to the grounding of the shielding layer. Different grounding forms will directly affect the shielding effect.<\/p>\n
2. Unshielded cable:<\/p>\n
Eight different colored wires are twisted together in four pairs. The purpose of twisting in pairs is to minimize the impact of electromagnetic radiation and external electromagnetic interference. Unshielded twisted pair cables have no metal shielding material, only a layer of insulating rubber wrapping.<\/p>\n