201 ELECTRICAL WIRING WIRE GAUGE CONVERTER WIRE GAUGE SELECTOR It’s important to match up wire diameter and current properly. To choose the right gauge wire, you will need to know how much Wattage (or Amperage) you will draw and what the length of the cable will be. NOTE: The chart below is based on a 12V system. To find the appropriate wire for 6V systems, the Amp and Watt numbers should be divided in half. GAUGE MM2 MM Ø 22 0,33 0,65 20 0,5 0,8 18 0,8 1,0 16 1,0 1,3 14 2,0 1,7 12 3,0 2,1 GAUGE MM2 MM Ø 10 5,0 2,6 8 8,0 3,3 6 13,0 4,1 4 19,0 5,2 2 32,0 6,5 0 52,0 8,3 AMP WATT 91 CM (3 FT) 152 CM (5 FT) 213 CM (7 FT) 305 CM (10 FT) 457 CM (15 FT) 5A 30W 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 6A 36W 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 7A 42W 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 8A 48W 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 10A 60W 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 16 AWG 11A 66W 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 16 AWG 12A 72W 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 16 AWG 15A 90W 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 18 AWG 14 AWG 18A 108W 18 AWG 18 AWG 16 AWG 16 AWG 12 AWG AMP WATT 91 CM (3 FT) 152 CM (5 FT) 213 CM (7 FT) 305 CM (10 FT) 457 CM (15 FT) 20A 120W 18 AWG 18 AWG 16 AWG 16 AWG 12 AWG 22A 132W 18 AWG 18 AWG 16 AWG 16 AWG 12 AWG 24A 144W 18 AWG 18 AWG 16 AWG 16 AWG 12 AWG 30A 180W 18 AWG 16 AWG 16 AWG 14 AWG 10 AWG 40A 240W 18 AWG 16 AWG 14 AWG 12 AWG 10 AWG 50A 300W 16 AWG 14 AWG 12 AWG 12 AWG 10 AWG 100A 600W 12 AWG 12 AWG 10 AWG 10 AWG 6 AWG 150A 900W 10 AWG 10 AWG 8 AWG 8 AWG 4 AWG 200A 1200W 10 AWG 8 AWG 8 AWG 6 AWG 4 AWG METRIC AND U.S.A. STANDARD CONVERSIONS METRIC U.S.A. VOLUME Milliliter (ml) 0,0338 fluid ounce (fl oz) Milliliter (ml) 0,001057 quart Milliliter (ml) 0,06102 cubic inch Liter (L) 0,264 gallon (gal) Liter (L) 61,02 cubic inch Liter (L) 0,0353 cubic feet LENGTH Millimeter (mm) 0,039 inch (in) Centimeter (cm) 0,393 inch (in) Centimeter (cm) 0,0328 feet (ft) Meter (m) 3,28 feet (ft) Kilometer (km) 0,62 mile (mi) WEIGHTS Gram (g) 0,035 ounce net weight (oz net wt) Kilogram (kg) 2,2 pounds (lbs) PRESSURE Bar 14,5 psi TEMPERATURE Degrees Celsius (°C) Degrees Fahrenheit ( ‑32 °F) x 5/9 POWER Kilowatt (kw) 1,34 horsepower (hp) SPEED Kilometers per hour (km/h) 0,62 miles per hour (mph) TORQUE Newton meters (Nm) 8,85 inch force‑pounds (in lbs) Newton meters (Nm) 0,738 foot force‑pounds (ft lbs) ENGINE CAPACITY Cubic centimeters (cc) (cm3) 0,06102 (ci) FUEL CONSUMPTION Kilometers per liter (km/l) 2,35 miles per gallon (mpg) Liters per kilometer (l/km) 0,425 gallons per mile (gpm) U.S.A. METRIC VOLUME Fluid ounce (fl oz) 29,57 milliliter (ml) Quart 946,4 milliliter (ml) Cubic inch 16,39 milliliter (ml) Gallon (gal) 3,785 liter (L) Cubic inch 0,01639 liter (L) Cubic feet 28,3169 liter (L) LENGTH Inch (in) 25,4 milimeters (mm) Inch (in) 2,54 centimeters (cm) Foot (ft) 30,5 centimeters (cm) Foot (ft) 0,305 meter (m) Mile (mi) 1,609 kilometer (km) WEIGHTS Ounce net weight (oz net wt) 28,35 grams (g) Pound (lb) 0,45 kilograms (kg) PRESSURE PSI 0,0689 Bar TEMPERATURE Degrees Fahrenheit (°F) Degrees Celsius (°C x 1,8) + 32 POWER Horsepower (hp) 0,7457 kilowatt (kw) SPEED Miles per hour (mph) 1,6093 kilometers per hour (km/h) TORQUE Inch force‑pounds (in lbs) 0,113 newton meters (Nm) Foot force‑pounds (ft lbs) 1,356 newton meters (Nm) ENGINE CAPACITY Cubic Inch Displacements (CID) 16,39 cubic centimeters (cc) (cm3) FUEL CONSUMPTION Miles per gallon (mpg) 0,425 kilometers per liter (km/l) Gallons per mile (gpm) 2,35 liters per kilometer (l/km) METRIC TO U.S.A. U.S.A. TO METRIC
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