Re: [TCML] Determining wire gauge?

[jimlux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

mrapol@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Is there a reliable method for determining the size of unknown magnet 
> wire? I have access to a supply, but I don't know what the gauge is. 
> It's very thin, probably in the 30s, from electric motor windings.

if you can dissolve off the insulation a caliper works
You can also do it by resistance... take 10 ft and measure the resistance.
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