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FYI: How wire is sized and other stuff you may not know.

Started by b5blue, March 06, 2013, 07:03:43 AM

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b5blue

March 06, 2013, 07:03:43 AM
Why is wire sized with numbers like "16" or "00"? On the left are other pages that may help with other wiring projects.  :scratchchin:
http://www.cableorganizer.com/articles/awg-facts.html
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John_Kunkel

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March 06, 2013, 03:25:18 PM

The info there is contadictory; it says "This is because each gauge is named after the number of sizing dies the wire needs to be drawn through to reach the correct diameter (for example, a 24 gauge wire is drawn through 24 different sizing dies)" which relates to each individual strand but the gauge size chart is for multi-strand wire.  :shruggy:
Pardon me but my karma just ran over your dogma.
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