Gauge interest in wire gauge
Ever wondered what wire gauge is? A wire gauge refers to American Wire Gauge (AWG), a standardized method used to measure wire thickness.
A smaller gauge number indicates a thicker wire, and a bigger number means a thinner wire.
AWG is a logarithmic system, which means each step in size is a 20% change in wire thickness.
Pi Room has several AWG wires available - come let’s take a look!
These are Solid Core 22 AWG wires. Solid Core implies it consists of a single core of copper or aluminum conductor wire, rather than strands of thin twisted wire spun together.
These are Stranded 7/30 22 AWG wires. Stranded 7/30 implies this wire has 7 wires of 30 AWG in it, twisted to make 22 AWG. Here is the difference:
These are 19/0.0185 12 AWG wires. 19 wires of 0.0185 inches diameter each, making 12 AWG.
M5 has wires for all your needs. Here are some examples:
Explore all these options and test what works best for your project in the Pi Room! Here’s a calculator to do your AWG calculations for you:
https://www.digikey.com/en/resources/conversion-calculators/conversion-calculator-wire-size
Pretty neat, right?
