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MEXICOWANDERER
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Sep 16, 2013

BEWARE!!! Wire Gauges May Not Be What You Think!!!

More and more I am finding 12 gauge wire that is really 13 gauge, and 14 gauge wire that is actually 15 gauge. The best way to guard against getting screwed is to purchase only AWG (American Wire G...
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RJsfishin
Explorer
Sep 18, 2013
I just hate when that happens !
The measurement for 10 ga is .1019 like you said.

I'll go to Napa and have them give me 2" pc of their red/blk 10 ga twin lead, just to see if we can really put some more bad mouth on the chinaman.
But no matter what it measures, I can assure me that it will be at least double price of what I paid. I know I tried to buy some in Quartzsite AZ this year, and it was $1.25 per foot.

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