https://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Wire_GaugeWire Gauge - Revision history2026-04-29T23:53:12ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.42.1https://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/index.php?title=Wire_Gauge&diff=11947&oldid=prevInvzim at 11:28, 2 April 20162016-04-02T11:28:37Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Category:Connectors_and_Cables]]<br />
==AWG==<br />
American wire gauge [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge] basically tells you how thick a cable is. Most wires will have the wire gauge printed on them. The lower the number, the thicker the cable. A thicker cable has less resistance, and thus will have a lower voltage-drop.<br />
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Factors in voltage drop are Length and Amperages, i.e how much power the PCB draws.<br />
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[http://www.calculator.net/voltage-drop-calculator.html?material=copper&wiresize=20.95&voltage=5&phase=dc&noofconductor=1&distance=2&distanceunit=meters&amperes=2&x=44&y=10 Voltage drop Calculator]<br />
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===AWG 22===<br />
Used for control-panel wiring.<br />
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===AWG 20===<br />
Used on some Jamma Harnesses for both power and controls, and the thinner cables on an ATX psu.<br />
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===AWG 18===<br />
Used to power the Naomi PCB, and ATX psu's.<br />
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[[Image:22awg_amp-up.jpg|thumb|left|22 AWG wiring and AMP UP connectors]]</div>Invzim