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Re: AWG WIRE TABLE for Coilers (fwd)
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Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 09:45:13 -0700
From: Jim Lux <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: AWG WIRE TABLE for Coilers (fwd)
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> Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 20:20:44 +0500
> From: "Alfred A. Skrocki" <alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com>
> To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>, Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Re: AWG WIRE TABLE for Coilers (fwd)
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> 2. The circular area doubles for every three gauge sizes.
> For example, No. 10 wire has approximately twice the area
> of a No. 13 wire.
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Important word there: approximately... Basically, every 10 gauges has 10
times the circular area. So, just like for dB, 3 gauges is twice the area,
but it is approximate.
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> No reason is given for this relationship. I do know that the B&S gauge
used
> for non-ferrous sheet metal is the same as the B&S wire gauge.
Sheet metal gauges are, in general, derived from a weight per area.