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mm^2 to AWG conversions[850/94] posted by evan r on
Friday, 16 July 1999, at 10:50 p.m.
Bentley just copied Volvo factory wiring diagrams - therefore, all wire sizes are listed in square mm of cross section. Can anyone convert these to American Wire Gauge?
Sizes are:
0.75 mm^2
1.5 mm^2
2.5 mm^2
Also, whereabouts does one obtain wire strippers for mm^2??? AWG strippers just trash the strands...
Evan
Evan's Used BrickParts
Re: mm^2 to AWG conversions[850/94] posted by Tom Harper on
Saturday, 17 July 1999, at 11:51 a.m.
Geometry time - since:
area = pi * radius^2
diameter = 2 * radius
A bit of calculator work indicates:
AREA Diameter AWG wire size
.75 mm^2 .977 mm between 18 and 19
1.5 mm^2 1.38 mm between 15 and 16
2.5 mm^2 1.78 mm between 13 and 14
Common AWG size to diameter in mm and cross-section area in square millimeters (mm^2):
18 ga = 1.024 mm dia = 0.82 mm^2
16 ga = 1.291 mm dia = 1.31 mm^2
14 ga = 1.628 mm dia = 2.08 mm^2
12 ga = 2.053 mm dia = 3.31 mm^2
10 ga = 2.588 mm dia = 5.26 mm^2
Derived from a table giving wire size in mm diameter from _Pocket_Ref_ , Sequoia Publishing (a handy book to have...)
As for strippers, try to find one of the "universal" types with jaws that grip the insulation and pull it apart...
--Tom Harper ('86 740 GLE, '80 FrankenRabbit, '81 Rabbit Pickup)