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| Author: | Great Northern [ Sat May 30, 2009 3:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Bus Wire gauges |
thank you for the answer on the wire gauges. 12 AWG is 2.0mm in metric. 2.0mm is not a common gauge in New Zealand. 2.5 mm is the nearest gauge wire. Is it ok to use 2.5mm in lieu of the 2.0mm. will that mean a better flow of current to the track ?. I am using a 5 amp DCC booster. In general does it matter if you use a larger gauge wire if you do not have the recommended smaller gauge wire. 
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| Author: | emccamey [ Sat May 30, 2009 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bus Wire gauges |
Absolutely. The larger wire will operate cooler and give less resistance - so the voltage drop will be less for a given run length. WISE CHOICE! -ed- |
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