[AT] Wire size

[carl gogol]

 mm squared is similar to circular mills- the current carrying capacity of 
copper is related to the area. 6 square mm is found in wire that is about 
2.5 mm diameter, or 0.098" or just under one tenth of an inch.  Converting 
to gauge is what is difficult.  I know 16 gauge is about 0.050" diameter so 
what you want must be about 12 gauge.  Slightly undersize wire would likely 
be OK as the usage is intermittent, but you really want to drop the power in 
the heater not the wire, so go large if possible.
Carl Gogol
Manlius, NY
AC One Seventy diesel
(2) AC D-14, AC 914H
Simplicity 3112 & 7116
Kubota F-2400. B7300HST

Once you learn metric it really is a simpler system, the hard part is 
converting to the archaic English system.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Mullrbob at wmconnect.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Wire size


> See what size fuse is in the circuit and go from that. # 14 AWG is good 
> for
> 15 amps, # 12 AWG is good for 20 Amps and # 10 AWG is good for 30 amps. 
> Surely
> they don't name their fuses in MM!
>
> Thanks,
> Robert Mull
> Woodstock, Georgia
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