AWG28?

[grrr_arrghh]

what is AWG28 wire?

what does AWG mean?

where can i get some?

Thanks

Tim

 

[Dialtone]

AWG= American Wire Gauge
As the number increases, the size if the wire decreases. 28 AWG is fairly small wire, about the size of a small broom straw. As a size comparison, car battery cables are in the 4-6AWG range, 110 volt 15amp house outlets use either 12 or 14AWG wire. Can purchase at Radio Shack and other electronics outlets.
Dialtone

 

[panic mode]

Here are some conversion tables

https://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/awg_e.html

AWG28 is thin wire with diameter of only 0.32mm.

 

[grrr_arrghh]

ah, cheers guys

that table is really useful

Thanks

Tim

 

[grrr_arrghh]

another quick question

IDE cables (for connecting hard drives to motherboards in computers) - anyone any idea what AWG they are? (i suspect measuring the diameter of the wire may prove a bit tricky!!)

Tim

 

[Dialtone]

I suspect they are in the 26-30 ga. range, but the last IDE cable I made up had multi-stranded conductors. Made stripping and soldering it to a pcb a real headache.
Dialtone

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

what is AWG28 wire?

what does AWG mean?

As already mentioned, AWG is 'American Wire Gauge' the UK uses (or at least used to use!) SWG 'Standard Wire Gauge' - as with gallons, tonnes and many other things the Americans changed it slightly. A quick google found this site with a conversion chart https://www.simetric.co.uk/siwire.htm.