By all means use tinned, marine grade wire. There are lots of places
to buy it on the Internet... don't waste your money at West Marine et
al. Get good tools like a ratcheting double crimper and use good,
nylon terminals. Here are some of my favorite places to buy this kind
of stuff. No commercial connection, just a happy customer.
http://www.terminaltown.com/ great place for terminals and tools
Wire sources:
http://www.bestboatwire.com/
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/
http://www.pacermarine.com/wirecable.html
http://stores.ebay.com/Genuinedealz

Here's a little freeware program that will help you figure out what
size wire you should be using: http://www.midcoast.com/~aft/index2.html

"Keith" skrev i en meddelelse
oups.com...

SNIP

Here's a little freeware program that will help you figure out what
size wire you should be using:
http://www.midcoast.com/~aft/index2.html

Hello,

Thank you for a useful link. I have played with it, and I need some help
in conversion.

The result in the program is something like #2 or #3 etc.

Can anyone in the group point to a link with conversion rates from these
dimensions (i.e. #1, #2, #3 etc.) to mm-squared ... or tell me how I do
the calculation, if there is a specific formula?

--
Flemming Torp
Gimle/DEN-61

Flemming Torp wrote:

Hello,

Thank you for a useful link. I have played with it, and I need some help
in conversion.

The result in the program is something like #2 or #3 etc.

Can anyone in the group point to a link with conversion rates from these
dimensions (i.e. #1, #2, #3 etc.) to mm-squared ... or tell me how I do
the calculation, if there is a specific formula?


I don't know if there is an exact formula and knowing the rationale
behind the inch/foot/yard system I doubt it :-)
(The length of the thumb of a king...)

Gauge Cross sectional area
AWG mm^2

18 0.82
16 1.31
14 2.08
12 3.31
10 5.26
8 8.39
6 13.3
4 21.2
3 26.6
2 33.6
1 42.4
0 53.5
2/0 67.7
3/0 85.2
4/0 107

Regards
Daniel

Thank you very much ..

--
Flemming Torp
'kun en tåbe frygter ikke haven'

"Daniele Fua" skrev i en meddelelse
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Flemming Torp wrote:

Hello,

Thank you for a useful link. I have played with it, and I need some
help in conversion.

The result in the program is something like #2 or #3 etc.

Can anyone in the group point to a link with conversion rates from
these dimensions (i.e. #1, #2, #3 etc.) to mm-squared ... or tell me
how I do the calculation, if there is a specific formula?


I don't know if there is an exact formula and knowing the rationale
behind the inch/foot/yard system I doubt it :-)
(The length of the thumb of a king...)

Gauge Cross sectional area
AWG mm^2

18 0.82
16 1.31
14 2.08
12 3.31
10 5.26
8 8.39
6 13.3
4 21.2
3 26.6
2 33.6
1 42.4
0 53.5
2/0 67.7
3/0 85.2
4/0 107

Regards
Daniel

Flemming Torp wrote:

"Keith" skrev i en meddelelse
oups.com...

SNIP

Here's a little freeware program that will help you figure out what
size wire you should be using: http://www.midcoast.com/~aft/index2.html

Hello,

Thank you for a useful link. I have played with it, and I need some help
in conversion.


http://www.reade.com/Conversion/wire_gauge.html

Persistance and google, that will conquer all...

Jack

--
Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)

"Jack Erbes" skrev i en meddelelse
...

SNIP

http://www.reade.com/Conversion/wire_gauge.html

Persistance and google, that will conquer all...

Yes, I should have tried with *more* persistance and the right words ...
Thank you!

--
Flemming Torp
'kun en tåbe frygter ikke haven'