On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:27:19 +0000, Eeyore
m wrote:

DaveC wrote:
The coil in an industrial electromagnetic clutch (connecting the flywheel to
the drive mechanism) has gone open-circuit. So it is being rewound by a motor
rewind shop.

I was just informed that the original wire was about 12 ga. (maybe slightly
larger; original was metric) but it was rewound using 10 ga.

Why do Americans persist in using stupid AWG that no-one else in the
world uses except to entertain you ?

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Because we like to be entertained by watching loons like you go bonkers
when we force you to step outside of your wretched little comfort zones?

America: "Hello, Europe, we'd like to buy 50,000 pounds of #10 AWG OFHC
double formvar magnet wire.

Europe: But... but all we have is metric sizes, in kilograms, boo hoo.
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Have you never heard of mm^2 ?

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Sure we have.

So what?

JF