With RF cables you have special connectors that can be used terminate the cable in the correct impedance, so cable construction itself is more flexible.
Do SATA and USB cables use a similar feature in their connectors? AFAIK they dont.
looking at many of these cables, gauge can vary irrespective of length.
e.g 3 SATA cables: 25CM with 26AWG conductors, 45cm also with 26AWG conductors, and 20CM with 30AWG.
same with USB cables, lots of varying lengths with almost all 26AWG conductors.
Can anyone explain how these cables are made to the correct specifications with the same wire gauge and vastly different lengths?
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With RF cables you have special connectors that can be used terminate the cable in the correct impedance, so cable construction itself is more flexible.
Do SATA and USB cables use a similar feature in their connectors? AFAIK they dont.
looking at many of these cables, gauge can vary irrespective of length.
e.g 3 SATA cables: 25CM with 26AWG conductors, 45cm also with 26AWG conductors, and 20CM with 30AWG.
same with USB cables, lots of varying lengths with almost all 26AWG conductors.
Can anyone explain how these cables are made to the correct specifications with the same wire gauge and vastly different lengths?
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