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AWG - Wire Gauge Sizes: Current Ratings, Charts, Measurements, and Conversion Guide

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Amp ratings vs. US AWG wire gauge.

The AWG - American Wire Gauge - is used as a standard method denoting wire diameter, measuring the diameter of the conductor (the bare wire) with the insulation removed. AWG is sometimes also known as Brown and Sharpe (B&S) Wire Gauge. The AWG table below is for a single, solid, round conductor. Because of the small gaps between the strands in a stranded wire, a stranded wire with the same current-carrying capacity and electrical resistance as a solid wire, always have a slightly larger overall diameter. The higher the number - the thinner the wire. Typical household wiring is AWG number…

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