A stranded #8 AWG has a diameter of 3.71 mm and a #6 AWG has a diameter of 4.67 mm.
In cooper electrical wire, gauge 8 means the wire size assigned by the American Wire Gauge (AWG) system. That is why you always will hear about AWG WIRE, it's not the type of wire is the gauge that we are talking about. A gauge 8 wire will be used for connections requiring from 40-45 amps to a maximum of 73 amps. (24 for power transmission). Diameter of an 8 AWG wire is 0.12849 inches. 8 AWG is solid, not stranded.
#6 AWG
30 Amps
2/0 AWG in copper and 4/0 AWG in Aluminum or copper clad aluminum.
A stranded #8 AWG has a diameter of 3.71 mm and a #6 AWG has a diameter of 4.67 mm.
In cooper electrical wire, gauge 8 means the wire size assigned by the American Wire Gauge (AWG) system. That is why you always will hear about AWG WIRE, it's not the type of wire is the gauge that we are talking about. A gauge 8 wire will be used for connections requiring from 40-45 amps to a maximum of 73 amps. (24 for power transmission). Diameter of an 8 AWG wire is 0.12849 inches. 8 AWG is solid, not stranded.
10 AWG can be solid. 8 AWG and larger should be stranded. 2008 NEC 310.3 2011 NEC 310.106(C)
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#6 AWG
American Wire Gauge. Measure the thickness of the cable.
8 AWG.
30 Amps
A 25mm sq electrical cable is equal to a #4 AWG conductor. A #4 copper conductor with an insulation factor of 75 and 90 degrees C is rated at 85 and 95 amps respectively.
The color of the Romex® NM Cable jacket were changed to aid in the inspection process. It speeds up the inspection process when the inspector doesn't have to check each cable to make sure it is sized accordingly. The color code is as follows: White- 14 awg for 15 amp circuits Yellow- 12 awg for 20 amp circuits Orange- 10 awg for 30 amp circuits
2 AWG Aluminum.
2 AWG Aluminum.