Talk:Standard wire gauge

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Obsolete?[edit]

Not really: http://www.rapidonline.com/Cables-Connectors/Cables/Wire/Nickel-chrome-wire/62487 Tabby (talk) 01:25, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

mmm, you still see it occasionally for some specalist wires but it's not exactly common. Normally we use metric measures of either CSA or strand count and strand diameter (often both are specificed). American sizes are also seen sometimes. 80.0.68.41 (talk) 03:00, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Not defunct. Sheet metal is still very much sold in SWG https://www.metalsupermarkets.co.uk/sheet-metal-gauge-chart/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.194.10.190 (talk) 14:19, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Units[edit]

Diameter? Cross section? Unfortunately I don't have a table to hand. Tabby (talk) 01:26, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They're diameters Tabby (talk) 01:38, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also commonly used for sheet metal thickness. Old Aylesburian (talk) 13:42, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Basic unit[edit]

"The basis of the system is the mil..." I'd suggest, as it's British Standard Wire Gauge, that the basis of the system is the thou. I've never heard an engineer in the UK say "mil" and mean 0.001". 80.4.149.253 (talk) 13:39, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Step[edit]

Step in the table, what does that indicate? There's no explanation. Rob Kam (talk) 09:35, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It appears to be the delta between adjacent gauges and would seem to be there to clarify the statement at the top of the table that it is piecewise linear. I.e., it marks the break points. SpinningSpark 18:38, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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