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When copper wire thickness goes up , why does the gauge number go down ?
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The guage # is how many it takes to make an inch - just like shotgun pellets. 10 guage = .100 12 guage = .8333 etc. Modernization may have changed some of the formal numbers - just like 2 X 4 s. Enjoy....Dan
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