How big is 10awg?

[Sheep]

Hello, sheep here.


I know how the westlake stuff is the best stuff for the money, as it has been recommended numerous times (I think Jaxvon works for them ).


I want to know, How big is 10awg wire in millimeters or another metric measurement (no fractions for me!). I want to use it for my setup, and sell my monster crab to some snob. I have banana plugs for my fronts, and bare for rears. I want to make sure it will fit.


Thanks alot guys,

Sheepstar

 

[jaxvon]

A 10awg wire is 2.58826mm in diameter. However, because the Belden cable is stranded, it's probably a little bigger (small air gaps between conductors). And by "a little bigger", I'm talking a fraction of a milimeter.

Besides, if you're buying Banana plugs, they should specify AWG compatibility. If you're looking at Metric wire guage, the Metric guage is 10 times the diameter in milimeters, so a 10AWG cable that is 2.58826 mm in diameters has a metric guage of 25.8826.

And no, I do NOT work for Westlake. I just find that they have awesome prices on speaker cable and coax, so in the interest of saving money, I recommend them.

Edit: Here's where I got the above info:

http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm

 

[Sheep]

So its around 2.6 mm dai. hm, that seems small. As the wire I have now is just about 2mm for the wire, no jacket, and its supposed to be 16awg. But, you know more then I, so I shall take your advice, and thank you for giving it.


Sheepstar

Edit: According to your link, I have 12 or 14awg wire. Maybe I shouldn't upgrade. My longest run is 30 feet. All my wires are separated, and isolated from power cords. Am I at risk, or would I be wasting my money?

 

[jaxvon]

OH, you mean the overall outer diameter? That figure was for the conductor alone. The outer diameter of Belden's 5T00UP is 9.0424mm. Sorry about that Sheep.

 

[Sheep]

OH, you mean the overall outer diameter? That figure was for the conductor alone. The outer diameter of Belden's 5T00UP is 9.0424mm. Sorry about that Sheep.

No no, I meant the wire only, no jacket, or anything. I just measured my spare wire, and it was just under 2mm for the wire. Read my edit for my next step.


Sheepstar

 

[jaxvon]

At that kind of length, you're fine. I actually picked up some 14ga wire from Home Depot and that stuff has GOT to be more than 14ga. I think it's closer to 12ga. Anyway, even if you have 14ga, that's plenty thick for a 30ft run. Remember, that's probably what most of your home circuits are wired with, and those handle a lot more juice than your speaker cables do.

 

[Sheep]

At that kind of length, you're fine. I actually picked up some 14ga wire from Home Depot and that stuff has GOT to be more than 14ga. I think it's closer to 12ga. Anyway, even if you have 14ga, that's plenty thick for a 30ft run. Remember, that's probably what most of your home circuits are wired with, and those handle a lot more juice than your speaker cables do.

ahh, ok. Its monster, so I don't know whats up with them. They usually never tell Awg, and when they do, its 16 or up.

I took a picture, so you can see what I'm seeing. My measuring tape is on the wire, so you can see the overall Dia. and see it if is really 16awg or not.

Note: the jacket magnifies the size of the internal wire, but you can tell by the overall size of the wire and jacket.