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[-] ultracritical@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Gauge is historically number of passes through gauging machine. With the machine and material in question being different for every single one. We took that and put it to a standard, so it's super messy and makes no sense.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Well, I wonder what kind of gauging machine can do -3 passes for 0000 wire... /s

Too bad AWG is so ubiquitous it's starting to creep into Europe.

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