WEBVTT - How is wire measured?

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<v Speaker 1>today's question, can you explain the diameter measurements used in wire?

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<v Speaker 1>The measurement system used for wire is interesting. A w

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<v Speaker 1>G stands for American wire gauge and is the standard

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<v Speaker 1>in the United States for wire diameters and how she

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<v Speaker 1>typically find ten, twelve, and fourteen gauge wire and electronics

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<v Speaker 1>projects typically used twenty gauge wire. Wire gauges run from

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<v Speaker 1>O O O gauge, which is about a half an

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<v Speaker 1>inch in diameter, down to forty gauge, which is about

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<v Speaker 1>point o O one in inches or a thousand of

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<v Speaker 1>an inch in diameter. The higher the AWG number, the

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<v Speaker 1>thinner the wire. Where did this odds system come from?

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<v Speaker 1>It has to do with the way wire was once made.

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<v Speaker 1>Wire is drawn through dies to make it thinner. The

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<v Speaker 1>more dies, the thinner the wire. The gauge number stems

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<v Speaker 1>from how many holes the wire is drawn through when

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<v Speaker 1>it's manufactured. Do you have any ideas or suggestions for

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