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Date:         Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:04:36 EST
Reply-To:     Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@AOL.COM>
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From:         Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: electrical experts: what ? -Wire Sizes
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In a message dated 3/6/01 12:30:15 AM, brown6@ALASKA.NET writes:

<< I thought wire came in sizes such as 20, 18, or 12. What is 2.5, 1.0, and .5? >>

The whole numbers to which you refer are American Wire Gauge (AWG) sizes while the decimal numbers are metric sizes, i.e., diameters in millimeters.

Rich


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