• CannonFodder@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Yes, in theory. But in practice it depends on the frequencies.
    Even if interference is insignificant, looping the wires around a metal core (which braiding does) creates a different impedance and can degrade the signal.

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        It’s the wrapping of it around a ferrite core that does it. Surprisingly little can make a difference at certain clock rates. If you take a cat5 cable running 1G and loop it a dozen times in a 6" circle and put a metal screwdriver perpendicular to the loop in its center, you will see a spike in bit errors. Weaving one wire with another isn’t going to be as strong of an effect, and it’s fiendishly complicated in terms of an e/m problem, but it could easily be significant.