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Post by lynxkat on Jul 27, 2015 23:04:13 GMT
Ok thanks, so has for example has Kanthal 24/26 gauge etc , been replaced with different language ? or measurement ?
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Post by chykensa on Jul 27, 2015 23:09:22 GMT
The xx gauge is I believe an Americanism; personally, I prefer the diameter expressed in millimetres, or fractions therof, i.e. .32 Kanthal is equivalent to 28 gauge I think?
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Post by Get Off My Cloud on Jul 27, 2015 23:10:28 GMT
Ok thanks, so has for example has Kanthal 24/26 gauge etc , been replaced with different language ? or measurement ? Nah AWG is like the imperial system, pretty much an American thing only these days, rest of the world uses metric but they gotta be obstinate. |
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Post by Get Off My Cloud on Jul 27, 2015 23:11:25 GMT
The xx gauge is I believe an Americanism; personally, I prefer the diameter expressed in millimetres, or fractions therof, i.e. .32 Kanthal is equivalent to 28 gauge I think? Yeah 28AWG is 0.32mm but 0.35mm wire is also sold as 28AWG. |
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Post by lynxkat on Jul 27, 2015 23:33:28 GMT
Ok, that's great  so I want to buy some Kanthal Wire 26 Gauge wire ?. as I knew it was sized before. So what is the new size wire I should be looking for ?. Thank's for your patience. |
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Post by Get Off My Cloud on Jul 27, 2015 23:37:10 GMT
Ok, that's great so I want to buy some Kanthal Wire 26 Gauge wire ?. as I knew it was sized before. So what is the new size wire I should be looking for ?. Thank's for your patience. 0.4mm |
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Post by lynxkat on Jul 27, 2015 23:47:20 GMT
Thank You, dr00g.
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so I want to buy some Kanthal Wire 26 Gauge wire ?. as I knew it was sized before.