[Brando2]

My speakers say to use 16 guage or thicker and CC has 14 guage at the right length I need. Thanks for your help.

 

[pmf]

the lower the # the thicker the wire.


PF

 

[Brando2]

Thank you so much. This forum is great.

 

[dblloyd]

Does anyone know the history behind this choice? It does really seem odd that smaller # -> bigger wire.

 

[where1]

Shotguns are like that too. But my 12 guage wire is no where near the bore of a 12 guage shotgun.

 

[R8der]

Quote:

Originally posted by dblloyd Does anyone know the history behind this choice? It does really seem odd that smaller # -> bigger wire.

I've read that this has to do with the lower numbers representing less resistance in the wire.


Chris

 

[turbobuick86]

"The American Wire Gauge (AWG) system was originally designed by J. R. Brown in 1857 and was first known as the Brown & Sharp (B&S) Gauge. Wire was formed by drawing it through a series of decreasingly smaller diameter holes. The gauge roughly represented the number of steps involved in drawing the particular size. Thus, for example, a 24 gauge wire was drawn through 4 more steps than was a 20 gauge wire."


source: http://www.ultracad.com/wiregauge.pdf


Terry

 

[dblloyd]

That explains it. Thanks turbobuick86.