Origin of the AWG system - American Wire Gauge Conductor Sizing | Ask The Expert with NIGEL CALDER

[@jasonpotts6490]

Fascinating. I always wondered where this crazy ordering came from

[@lkknapp]

Finally I learned something that my electrical engineer husband did not know!! Thanks guys!

[@BoatHowTo]

Hahal, love this comment! :-)

[@johnnyb362]

I enjoy learning things I’ll probably never use. Did you know shotgun gauges were defined as the number of steel balls the size of the inside of the barrel it takes to make a pound. So a 12ga is larger than a 16ga.

[@sailinglatis]

Didn’t know. Thanks!

[@DWAJarrett]

More great stuff👍