Hello fellow scrappers,

Some of the computer power cords I am stripping have an unshielded silver colored braided cable wrapped along with the 3 copper shielded cables.

Does anyone know what this is made of? Zinc or Aluminum?

I have also seen blue foil wrapped around the entire braid after taking off the outer plastic sheath. I am guessing that is aluminum.

Most computer cables I have seen don't have either of these. Some have paper or fabric mixed in. I have even seen a few where the copper braided cable actually had a fabric weaved in it.



I have done searches on SMF and Google and cannot find the answer.

Thanks