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I agree with Paul. I feel that solid wire is easier to work with. Some people will worry about the wire breaking, but I've never had a problem with a broken solid wire. Stranded wire is good for places where wire flexibility is beneficial. Such as jumpers between modules, or inside locomotives where trucks rotate and there is a lot of vibration. The only issue I have with stranded wire is trying to keep all the strands together. The best way I've found is to twist the strands, then tin them with solder. This effectively turns the end of the stranded wire into a solid wire for terminal connections. Otherwise, there isn't that much a difference. Dale B.
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