Welcome to another post in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has over 15 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly.This week’s ...

Many DIY enthusiasts have to contend with electrical wiring eventually in some capacity. The descent into this rabbit hole often begins with the fundamental question: What exactly is a wire gauge, and ...

The Flat Magnet Wire program has been expanded to sizes that range from 30 to 9 AWG (0.25 to 3.0 mm) in five thickness-to-width ratios: 1:2, 1:2.5, 1:3, 1:3.5, and 1:4. All sizes are available on two ...

Come gather ’round as Grandpa Lampen continues his story about wire and cable. Where did the idea of wire sizes come from? Even ancient wire came in various sizes, and there are dozens of systems, ...

The smallest size fixture wire permitted by the NEC is _____ AWG. Article 402 covers the general requirements and construction specifications for fixture wires. As noted in Sec. 402.6, "Fixture wires ...

One of the standard things home inspectors look at while inspecting an electrical panel is comparing wire sizes to circuit breakers sizes. When a wire is too small for a circuit breaker, you have a ...

The smallest size fixture wire permitted by the NEC is _____ AWG. Article 402 covers general requirements and constructions specifications for fixture wires. As noted in Sec. 402.6, "Fixture wires ...