eHow launches Android app: Get the best of eHow on the go.

Differences in Wire Gauges

Video Preview

    Part of the video series: How to Build Electronic Circuits

    From Quick Guide: House Wiring Help

    Summary: Learn about differences in wire gauges in this free home maintenance video.

    Views:
    1,540
    Presenter
    By Ross Safronoff
    eHow Presenter

    Ross Safronoff started using a two piece VHS camera system, and then progressed to a 8mm camcorder, then Hi-8, followed by a mini-DV, and finally a Digital8. The Digital8 gave him...read more

    Post a Comment

    Post a Comment

    Video Transcript

    "Wire thickness is measured in gauge. The bigger the number, the smaller the wire. For instance, house wiring is commonly 14 gauge or sometimes might be 12 gauge if it needs to handle more current and it is not stranded typically for a house wire like this, this is of one solid piece of copper wire not strand just solid, that is fine. You are going to wire through the house. You are not intending to move it or flex it, but here is another piece of wire that is graded gives the flexibility without breaking as quick, it is more maneuverable. Speaker wire that will be braided now this is pretty fixed speaker wire. Sometimes, the speaker wire you get with the unit, that you buy the source like 22 gauge something thinner. This is 16 gauge wire here. This one solid, this is 20 gauge. This thinner stuff here is 24 gauge. Now typically in electronics we are really running small currents through them. See you do not need a real thick wire in most of your circuits. As a matter of fact this wire wrap wire, which is great for connecting points on the back of your test board that is 26 gauge wire."

    Related Ads

    • Have you done this? Click here to let us know.
    Get Free Home & Garden Newsletters

    Copyright © 1999-2009 eHow, Inc. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .   en-US Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License. † requires javascript

    eHow Home and Garden
    eHow_eHow Home and Garden