Re: Wire Info request

TeagueFamily ( teague@es.co.nz )
Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:20:14 +1300

Dave et al

> To calculate mm size FROM decimal inches, do you multiply
> inch size by 25.4 ?

Yes... 25.4mm equals 1 inch.

> - North American wire companies use AWG (American Wire Gauge)
> - Other companies elswhere use SWG. (Standard Wire Gauge?)
> - British use BWG (British Wire Gauge)

http://www.reade.com/Conversion/wire_gauge.html maybe sufficient to
answer your query?

Wire gauges, thread types, tapers can be the bane of the mechanical
engineer... "Machinery's Handbook" is the widely used reference,
http://www.industrialpress.com/handbook/index.html for an introduction.

Cheers... Rex