"Eeyore" wrote in message
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James Sweet wrote:

That's not much help to non-americans. 'Gauge' i.e. AWG is a US only
measure.
The rest of the world uses mm.

Can you measure the pitch properly ?

Conversion charts are readily available, it should be easy to work with
either system.

AWG is a pain in the ass. Metric sizes can be directly used in
calculations
without the use of any 'tables'.



Why's it a pain in the ass? A given AWG has a direct metric equivalent, I
have no problem with either system. I prefer metric for everything, but I
guess I just don't see the difficulty. All it takes is memorizing a handful
of numbers, it's easier than the resistor color code.