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blueman wrote:

To avoid voltage drop (and power loss) at startup, I want to make sure
that the power cord to my 15 year old Craftsman table saw is 12 gauge
(or upgrade it if it is not).

There are no markings on the cord and no reference in the manual. The
saw is long discontinued so Sears is no help.

So is there any simple way of determining whether cord is 12 gauge or
not?

Thanks

Uh, you want to avoid voltage drop, so you want to measure the wire
gauge to see whether you might be theoretically exposing your saw to
voltage drop? Sounds a little back asswards to me. Why not put a
voltmeter on the saw (while running and under load) and see whether
you're getting significant voltage drop or not?