• MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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    3 hours ago

    The copper need not be thicker, but the insulation might need to be

    Exactly. More energy means either more copper or more rubber in the cable.

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      3 hours ago

      Rubber is cheap though, and flexible. If it’s the size of a gas pump hose, oh well; gas pump hoses are also rubber. As long as they don’t have to make the copper ridiculously thick, it shouldn’t matter how thick the cable overall is