Ok, so you are installing a piece of low voltage equipment with 24ga 4 pair wire. The product you are installing says you need one pair of 18 gauge wire to get power to a door strike. By doubling, tripling or quading the wire, what would be the equivalent gauge of each additional pair?

1 pair 24 gauge = 24 gauge
2 pair 24 gauge = [21.5] gauge (?)
3 pair 24 gauge = [19] gauge (?)

More likely us low voltage guys will just use all 4 pairs to make one big pair. Is there some kind of equation or chart that would give us a general idea on gauge values?



[This message has been edited by A6 (edited March 24, 2004).]

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