© 2013 Drake Smith - Please do not
use or reproduce this elsewhere. Feel free to link to it
though.
Wire
Gauge
|
WIRE GAUGE
SELECTION |
|
Circuit Amps |
Circuit Watts |
AWG (for length in feet) |
|
12V |
12V |
3' |
5' |
7' |
10' |
15' |
20' |
25' |
|
0 to 5 |
30 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
|
6 |
36 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
|
7 |
42 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
|
8 |
48 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
|
10 |
60 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
|
11 |
66 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
|
12 |
72 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
|
15 |
90 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
|
18 |
108 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
|
20 |
120 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
|
22 |
132 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
|
24 |
144 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
|
30 |
180 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
40 |
240 |
18 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
|
50 |
300 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
|
100 |
600 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
|
150 |
900 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
200 |
1200 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
WIRE SIZES |
|
Metric (mm2) |
AWG |
AWG Wire Diameter (in) |
| 0.5 |
20 |
0.032 |
| 0.8 |
18 |
0.040 |
| 1.0 |
16 |
0.051 |
| 2.0 |
14 |
0.064 |
| 3.0 |
12 |
0.081 |
| 5.0 |
10 |
0.102 |
| 8.0 |
8 |
0.128 |
| 13.0 |
6 |
0.162 |
| 19.0 |
4 |
0.204 |
| 32.0 |
2 |
0.258 |
| 52.0 |
0 |
0.365 |
AWG = American Wire
Gauge
© 2013 Drake Smith - Please do
not use or reproduce this elsewhere. Feel free to link
to it though.
