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by ajb 1479 days ago
Coiling is only relevant to magnetic fields. These cables generally have the same amount of current passing in opposite directions through different wires, so net zero.
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Ah that makes sense! Having current in opposite directions in the two wires in the cable cancels it out. Thanks for explaining.

I guess the warnings about not running loads of current through coiled cables are more to do with heat dissapation then?