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Title: Wire Gauges vs Aussie Definition
Post by: acejas on December 26, 2003, 09:47:28 pm

Hi Guys

First post and im up to wiring. Hopefully someone can help me.

Heres my problem:

Ive determined I want 20 gauge wire and looked up various web sites to see that 20 gauge = 0.9mm.

Both these terms are not known to people selling wire.

They all talk in terms such as 32/.19 meaning 32 strands by .19 mm
when I try to calculate back to the 0.9mm nothing works

To give an example

http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=WH3000&CATID=22&keywords=&SPECIAL=&form=CAT&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=xxxxxxxxxx&Keyword2=xxxxxxxxxx&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=639 (http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=WH3000&CATID=22&keywords=&SPECIAL=&form=CAT&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=xxxxxxxxxx&Keyword2=xxxxxxxxxx&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=639)

I think this wire is too thin but I really want to get it right so I dont have trouble with my .187 discconects from bob roberts

In that example : Quality 13 x 0.12 tinned hook-up wire is what they state

Anyone help with what I should be looking at to the equivalant for 20 gauge

Any help would be greatly appreciated

cheers
acejas

Title: Re:Wire Gauges vs Aussie Definition
Post by: Jakobud on December 27, 2003, 12:31:08 pm

Here ya go

http://www.simetric.co.uk/siwire_elect.htm

Title: Re:Wire Gauges vs Aussie Definition
Post by: acejas on December 27, 2003, 07:00:59 pm

Cheers mate

This is exactly what I was after :)