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Re: Wire gauge



Don't depend on turns per inch measurements.. They depend mostly on the
thickness of the insulation, and your winding technique. I find that I
generally get about 10% less turns per inch than the "book" says when
winding long coils by hand.

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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Wire gauge
> Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 5:14 AM
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> Original Poster: "Samuel Rosset" <samr-at-chez-dot-com> 
> 
> I have a problem with converting the gauge in inches, for I have several
> sources and they are different. For example, with one source, a #26 AWG
> would have 58 turns per '' and another one says there are 63 turn per ''
> Does anyone know the diameter for the wires AWG #26, #24 and #22
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Sam
> 
>