On Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:59:49 -0500, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:

If my tables are right, 2.5 mm is about 10 gauge, which is a lot more
copper than our 12 gauge.

It is called 2.5mm, but it is actually 2.5 square mm, which is about
your 12 gauge.

d