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In Reply to: Would 17awg x 6 = 9.5 awg? posted by Tarbaby on July 19, 2006 at 05:14:38:

Howdy
The area (in sq ") of a wire of gauge awg is:

Sum up the areas of the wires in question and then convert back:

-Ted

actual gauge vs. nominal AWG... - Duster 17:11:09 07/19/06 (2)
Nice post, Ted :-) However, I've never seen a cable's aggregate/effective gauge listed/mentioned in other than 0.5 AWG numerical point increments. I'm no expert, but I think a "nominal" designation applies more towards the intent of the AWG's table rather than a splitting of hairs per an "actual" gauge, so to speak....
Just my 2.2731 cents :-D
- That's what my :) was for :) [nt] - Ted Smith 17:12:37 07/19/06 (1)
  - Yep (I know) :-D nt - Duster 17:22:28 07/19/06 (0)
    nt
Yup; that's what I wrote--9-1/4. (NT). - jeffreybehr 16:19:21 07/19/06 (0)
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