Australian equivalent of american wiring guage

Submitted: Wednesday, Aug 08, 2007 at 20:00

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Member - Peter R (QLD)

Trying to track down a possible wiring problem with my Tekonsha Prodigy brake controller and see that the Minimum wire guage (in instructions from USA ) is for 14 GA.

Anyone know what the equivalent guage is in Australia?

Thanks

Pedro

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Reply By: Matt(WA) - Wednesday, Aug 08, 2007 at 20:21

Wednesday, Aug 08, 2007 at 20:21

Hi Pedro,
Someone supplied me with this link off the site a while back. I think GA is AWG?
http://www.vandenhul.com/artpap/awg.htm
Hope this helps,
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Reply By: Member - Ian F (WA) - Wednesday, Aug 08, 2007 at 20:23

Wednesday, Aug 08, 2007 at 20:23

Hi Pedro,
check out this site http://www.batterypower.com.au/battery_wire_gauge.htm
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Follow Up By: Member - Peter R (QLD) - Wednesday, Aug 08, 2007 at 21:13

Wednesday, Aug 08, 2007 at 21:13

Thanks Matt and Ian, that looks like the chart I need .

All I need now is to understand what it all means.

Pedro

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Follow Up By: drivesafe - Wednesday, Aug 08, 2007 at 21:47

Wednesday, Aug 08, 2007 at 21:47

Hi Peter R, the first column is the G cable size and the 4th column gives you the mm2 size, so your 14G cable is 2.08mm2 which is just a bit thicker that 4mm automotive cable ( 1.85mm2 )

If the instructions state the minimum cable size is 14G then the nearest cable size above that would be 5mm automotive cable ( 2.9mm2 )

Hope this helps, cheers

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