Pitricolo Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 Please take me out of my ignorance! What it means that a cable is 12 gauge (I am not native english speaker and don't know what the word "gauge" means). Please translate it to mm or another metric measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 gauge or awg (for american wire gauge) is a standard for measuring the thickness of cable. now i have no idea how the different sizes would compare to metric or other systems. let's just say 12 gauge is pretty damn big, while 16-18 gauge is much thinner. yes, it is an inverse relationship, meaning the smaller the gauge number, the thicker the wire. hôpe it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake2 Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 Here's an AWG to Metric conversion table that might help out... http://mdmetric.com/tech/metricwiregage.htm Also http://www.startinbusiness.co.uk/siwire_elect.htm Good luck, hope this helps. Doug This message has been edited by dougdrake2 on 07-24-2001 at 03:52 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitricolo Posted July 24, 2001 Author Share Posted July 24, 2001 Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 I'm gonna expand the issue a bit here. In the realm of firearms a gauge is a reference to a lead ball of a given diameter that matches the bore of a shotgun. The number assigned to it is the number of balls of that diameter, when accumulated, eqaul one pound. This was adopted long before the mixing of tin with lead was used. Thus, similar to wire measurements, the lower the number the larger the ball diameter is and the fewer number of balls it takes to equal one pound. The only exception to this rule, that I can immedeatly think of is the .410ga. It is .410 inches diameter without it being choked. I'm still trying to find a list (I swore I once saw) that assigned letters after the number were exhausted. Those were some mighty big bores. (At one time I shot IPSC class C for semi-auto handguns) ------------------ Tom KLF-20 Mahogany McIntosh C33 Rotel RB-1080 Yamaha PF-800 Turntable/ Sure V15 Type V Cartridge Ortofon VMS-30 mkII Cartridge Stanton 999SS Cartridge Carver TL-3100 CD (but seeking a McIntosh MVP831!) Yamaha K-1020 Cassette dbx 1231 EQ H.H. Scott 830z Analyzer Monster Interlink 400mk II Monster Interlink 300 mk II Studio Tech U-48RW Cabinet Monster Power HTS-5000 Original 12ga. Monster Cable Enough empty boxes for a fire hazard! This message has been edited by tblasing on 07-25-2001 at 11:30 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake2 Posted July 24, 2001 Share Posted July 24, 2001 Tom - Cool! Thanks for the insight. I never cease to be amazed at the wealth of information I can get on this speaker bulletin board -- including the origin of the phrase "parting shot." Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Guest Posted July 26, 2001 Share Posted July 26, 2001 Doug....Wow, you never cease to amaze me. Where do you find out all this stuff? Anyway I am very impressed. Does Mary know how smart you are? ------------------ The token female for the Klipsch Fan Club Tour 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake2 Posted July 26, 2001 Share Posted July 26, 2001 MG - Yes, Mary knows. I remind her of it all the time (LOL)! I truly believe that God made women smarter than men, but he forgot to tell the men that! Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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