Evaluation of thin-wall insulated conductor systems

Great strides have been made in recent years in size and weight reduction of electronic equipment. Insulated wiring and cabling, however, has not kept pact with this work. Wiring, especially, has suffered from a lack of attention, usually being one of the last items of design. Consideration is invariably relegated to a phrase such as "Oh yeah, I need a couple of leads to go from here to there". Reduction of wiring diameter can contribute significantly to reductions in overall system weight and size. Although not as popular as the more common avenues of electronic miniaturization such as thin-films, modularization, integrated circuits, etc., wire and cable size reduction can and should compete on an equal basis.