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    The British Standard Wire Gauge, often referred to as the Standard Wire Gauge or simply SWG, is a unit used to denote wire gauge (size) as defined by BS...
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  • electrically conducting wire. Dimensions of the wires are given in ASTM standard B 258. The cross-sectional area of each gauge is an important factor for...
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    Wire gauge is a measurement of wire diameter. This determines the amount of electric current the wire can safely carry, as well as its electrical resistance...
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  • Birmingham Wire Gauge and is distinct from the Stubs Steel Wire Gauge and the British Standard Wire Gauge. It is commonly referred to simply as gauge (abbreviated...
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    Number 8 wire is a 0.16-inch-diameter (4.064 mm) gauge of wire on the British Standard Wire Gauge that has entered into the cultural lexicon of New Zealand...
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    standard sizes, as expressed in terms of a gauge number or cross-sectional area. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads, often in the form of wire rope...
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    American wire gauge (AWG) and the Standard wire gauge (SWG) systems. AWG is usually, but not always, the standard for defining the sizes of wire used in...
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  • 2/0 may refer to: A wire gauge size 2/0 in American wire gauge 2/0 in British Standard wire gauge "Two Divided by Zero", a song by Pet Shop Boys from...
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    heavier wire can have longer runs, recommended household audio lengths should not exceed 50 feet (15 m). The gauge numbers in SWG (standard wire gauge) and...
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  • explorers, and others in geographic-related fields. Standard wire gauge, a measurement for wires and sheet material Star Wars Galaxies, a 2003 computer...
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    pressure) can be determined. This type of gauge was invented by Marcello Pirani. In two-wire gauges, one wire coil is used as a heater, and the other is...
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    IEC 60228 (category Wire gauges)
    Electrical industry standard for wires larger than 4/0. American wire gauge (AWG), used primarily in the US and Canada Standard wire gauge (SWG), the British...
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    caused by strain in metallic wires cemented on the thin walls of the water tank model. The development of the strain gauge was essentially just a byproduct...
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    example in Magadha, precise standards were set as to grain production. Each state storehouse was equipped with a rain gauge to classify land for taxation...
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    by Lulu.com. Jean Louchet, Stringing gauge table and equivalents Edward Swenson, Chronologically arranged wire tests. Stephen Birkett & Paul Poletti...
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    For this reason, McLeod gauges continue to be used as a calibration standard for electronic gauges. Penning gauge Pirani gauge McLeod, Herbert (1874)....
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    loading gauge is a diagram or physical structure that defines the maximum height and width of railway vehicles and their loads. The loading gauge is to...
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    the world. American Wire Gauge (AWG), used primarily in the US and Canada Standard Wire Gauge (SWG), the British imperial standard BS3737, superseded by...
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  • rod down to a fine wire a series of several dies is used to obtain progressive reduction of diameter in stages. Standard wire gauges used to refer to the...
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    Safety wire is available in a variety of gauges and materials, depending on the application. In aircraft and racing applications, stainless steel wire is...
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    and chain mail. They are made by wrapping wire around a mandrel to make a coil, then cutting the coil with wire cutters to make individual rings. The rings...
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    second-most common gauge in the world, after 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge. In 1748, the Wylam waggonway was built to a 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge for the shipment...
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    called gauge) of a sample. In the UK, the metric system is used. Previously, needles 'numbers' were the Standard Wire Gauge designation of the wire from...
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    length, track gauge, electrification system. The majority of tram systems use 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge. Standard gauge is used for most...
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  • The Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway is a 1,343-kilometre (835-mile)-long standard gauge railway under construction in Nigeria. Once complete, the railway...
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    wires may have to carry a large current when measuring very small resistances, and must be of adequate gauge; the sense wires can be of a small gauge...
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  • record label 00 gauge, or OO gauge, a standard for model railways 00, a common international call prefix 00, an American wire gauge size 00, a Very Fine...
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  • Drill bit sizes (category Mechanical standards)
    are reserved for dealing with designs from the US. The British Standards on replacing gauge size drill bits with metric sizes in the UK was first published...
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    Less-expensive posts are bronze with tin plating. 30 gauge (~0.0509mm2) silver-plated soft copper wire is insulated with a fluorocarbon that does not emit...
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  • Body jewelry sizes (category Wire gauges)
    this article use the American Wire Gauge (AWG) scale. Some jewelry may use the significantly different Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) scale instead, particularly...
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