20awg + 20awg = 15awg?

MannyE · 2nd July 2005, 09:51 PM

I am making speaker wire and i figure if I twist 2 lengths of 20AWG solid wire I will get one "double-strand" 15 AWG wire..right?

I'm not sure about this...but I seem to remember that's how it worked from a chart I read once...

DSP_Geek · 3rd July 2005, 02:17 AM

You have the right general idea, but it's 3 gauge sizes when you double the cross-section, not 5, so two strands of 20-gauge in parallel would be the equivalent of 17-gauge.

Francois.

MannyE · 5th July 2005, 01:54 AM

Mercy Buckets Monsoor.

DSP_Geek · 5th July 2005, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MannyE
Mercy Buckets Monsoor.

Oh man.

Duuuuuude.

I ain't Pepe le Pew.

Francois, except maybe 'round yer wimmen.

MannyE · 5th July 2005, 12:49 PM

Ha ha! That's funny! I didn't even make the connection with your name (I have GOT to stop smoking before posting), I went with the Canadian flag for the mercy buckets.

We get good homegrown here in the tropics.

2nd July 2005, 09:51 PM	#1
MannyE diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Miami Beach	20awg + 20awg = 15awg? I am making speaker wire and i figure if I twist 2 lengths of 20AWG solid wire I will get one "double-strand" 15 AWG wire..right? I'm not sure about this...but I seem to remember that's how it worked from a chart I read once...

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3rd July 2005, 02:17 AM	#2
DSP_Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, California	You have the right general idea, but it's 3 gauge sizes when you double the cross-section, not 5, so two strands of 20-gauge in parallel would be the equivalent of 17-gauge. Francois.

5th July 2005, 01:54 AM	#3
MannyE diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Miami Beach	Mercy Buckets Monsoor.

5th July 2005, 12:49 PM	#5
MannyE diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Miami Beach	Ha ha! That's funny! I didn't even make the connection with your name (I have GOT to stop smoking before posting), I went with the Canadian flag for the mercy buckets. We get good homegrown here in the tropics.