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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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Snowman9000
Explorer
Sep 16, 2013
Just like women's clothing sizes, then. Well, in reverse. :)

Boy, I bought some Anderson power pole connectors for 6 and 8 gauge. They are so much larger than the 6 and 8 gauge wire I had, they couldn't begin to work, other than by soldering.

So the quick and dirty solution is to buy the next gauge larger wire, I guess.

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