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Title: whats the difference...?
Post by: joshbr7257 on June 20, 2005, 09:10:04 pm

what the difference between 22 gauge AWM wire, and 22 gauge AWG wire?

Title: Re: whats the difference...?
Post by: danny_galaga on June 20, 2005, 09:14:08 pm

 


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Title: Re: whats the difference...?
Post by: joshbr7257 on June 20, 2005, 09:19:15 pm

but can i use it to wire a control panel?

Title: Re: whats the difference...?
Post by: danny_galaga on June 20, 2005, 09:20:54 pm

sorry, couldnt help myself. i dont think its going to be critical for a cab. not for the controls and wotnot. anything will work.
the main thing to consider is that if you are going to be using crimp terminals, will they crimp on the wire nicely (not too loose, but with ALL the strands of the wire able to fit in). if you are soldering, then it really isnt critical. i used cat5 cable which is about the size of telephone wire, only stranded.

Title: Re: whats the difference...?
Post by: joshbr7257 on June 20, 2005, 09:29:25 pm

so is AWM a bigger wire than AWG? imconfused should i take my AWM back and get AWG wire?

Title: Re: whats the difference...?
Post by: CJK on June 20, 2005, 10:36:51 pm

AWG stands for American Wire Gauge. It's a measure of the diameter of the conductor(s) inside the insulation.

AWM is an Underwriters Laboratories designation for a particular wiring product. (see http://www.ul.com/wire/awm.html)

Out of curiousity, have you ever heard of Google?

-- Chris

Title: Re: whats the difference...?
Post by: joshbr7257 on June 20, 2005, 10:43:36 pm

goo...gle...nope never heard of it ::)