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Network - AWG (American Wire Gauge)

AWG (American Wire Gauge) is a classification system for copper wire. The system is based on the gauge, or diameter, of the conducting wire. The lower the gauge, the thicker the wire and the lower the resistance per unit length. The table "Diameter and Resistance Values for Selected Wire Gauges" shows some gauge values and corresponding diameters. DIAMETER AND RESISTANCE VALUES FOR SELECTED WIRE GAUGES AWG VALUE (GAUGE) DIAMETER (MM) RESISTANCE (OHMS/ METER) 30 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 0.26 0.51 0.64 0.81 1.02 1.29 1.63 2.05 0.346 0.080 0.050 0.032 0.020 0.012 0.008 0.005 B 82 B8ZS (Bipolar with 8 Zero Substitution) Bt B8ZS (Bipolar with 8 Zero Substitution) A signal-encoding scheme in which a 1 is represented alternately as positive and negative voltage, and 0 is represented as zero voltage. B8ZS requires at least one bit of every eight to be a 1. SEE ALSO Encoding, Signal