size of cable

[Ainsley Whyte]

if I have a 14 AWG six pair cable and I double all six pairs I would have - three cores cable my question is doubling two of the 14AWG cable would equals what size cable?

 

[Little Bill]

If you're talking about paralleling those the wires are too small for that.

 

[Ainsley Whyte]

If you're talking about paralleling those the wires are too small for that.

What is the smallest wire size that you can parallel

 

[Little Bill]

What is the smallest wire size that you can parallel

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There are some exceptions for control power and maybe for frequencies

 

[jusme123]

...does Jamaica uses NEC?

 

[Frank DuVal]

The answer about paralleling to get an equivalent size is, two conductors in parallel in changes three AWG sizes.

i.e. two #18 conductors in parallel is the same ampacity of a single #15 AWG wire. We used this a lot in the motor rewinding shop. Yes, in "magnet" wire we had all the sizes, including the odd numbers.

 

[texie]

2 #14 gives you 8220 CM. A #12 is 6530 CM and a #10 is 10380 CM. So approximately a theoretical #11 gauge equivalent.

 

[Frank DuVal]

Theoretical? No, available! Well, in magnet wire...

Magnet Wire 11 AWG Gauge Enameled Copper Wire - 10 LBS: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

Magnet Wire 11 AWG Gauge Enameled Copper Wire - 10 LBS: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

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[GeorgeB]

Yes, in "magnet" wire we had all the sizes, including the odd numbers.

As a co-op technician in 1970, we wound some RF coils with 25.5 AWG.