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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 09:59 AM
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Solenoid control wire gauge

One dumb question :

Here , i don't have my GM owner manuals ,i should check this in the shop , but , IIRC , in the diagram was specified the wire gauge , nope ? or i'm tripping ?

Back to my question , the starter solenoid control wire (purple) is usually 12 AWG , nope ? , last owner hacked wires , using smaller section wire than 12 AWG, damn!!!!.

All the charts on internet , are talking about solid wire , and not stranded wire , anyone has conversion chart , for STRANDED WIRE , AWG to O.D. in mm/inches ?

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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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The diameter of stranded wire depends on the stranding configuration however I just walked over to my wire rack and mic’d up some 12 AWG.

It’s .086”



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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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2mm diameter wire should be plenty for the starter solenoid. If you can make it purple, that would be the best, to keep it looking stock.
Here's a useful link to convert the nonsensical AWG numbers to some real units: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/aw...uge-d_731.html

Glad that you're doing it the right way!

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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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Re: Y R U Asking

Originally Posted by BigBabyLou
2mm diameter wire should be plenty for the starter solenoid. If you can make it purple, that would be the best, to keep it looking stock.
Here's a useful link to convert the nonsensical AWG numbers to some real units: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/aw...uge-d_731.html

Glad that you're doing it the right way!

Regards to Europe
Lou (the ex-European)
Hi :

Thanks for the info , i already know this URL , for better info look in wikipedia.org , theres a nice article about AWG . [ LINK ]

The diameter information in the table applies to solid wires.

12
-> 2.053 mm

I was looking for a chart for convert stranded wires into AWG , as NINÅ says , one factor is the stranding config. Anyone has a table ?

I'm trying to do it by the right way , following the rules of our god GM , no more junk cheap-patch 1mm wire.


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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by NINÅ

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The diameter of stranded wire depends on the stranding configuration however I just walked over to my wire rack and mic’d up some 12 AWG.

It’s .086”



Happy Racing!

If People Drove Any Slower They’d Be Going Backwards


Fog lights are not driving lights. Keep em turned off slow pokes.

How bout those dorks too scared to drive without headlights on in the daytime!

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AWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESOME!!!! Thanks for the info.

+5 !!!

Cheers
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