I never saw a response to Paul's bonus questions, so I'll take a shot.
#1. Does 22ga allow for the same drilling size as through hole? Hence
lower setup costs for production run.
#2. My guess is DC resistance on coax affecting output impedances.
Don't have a clue what the length limit would be tho.
Scott E.
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Paul Schreiber wrote:
>
> a) well, it depends on your use of the term 'suitable' :)
>
> - the smaller the number, the larger the diameter of the wire (seems
> backwards, no)
> - the gauge is mostly used for carrying ∗current∗ (not voltage, that's
> the rating of the ∗insulation∗)
> - excluding the power supply connector, just about any wire gauge from
> 22 to 28 is OK.
>
> Bonus question #1: so, why did I choose 22ga wire?
>
> - for the power supply side, 18ga is a minimum. When I wire up inside
> cabinets, I use 16ga wire.
> - you can run RG-174 cable quite long without issues (10ft or more)
>
> Bonus question #2: what is the limiting factor on how long you can run
> coax?
>
> Paul S.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> ∗From:∗ Ti_ <mailto:shari_en_jin@...>
> ∗To:∗ MOTM <mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com>
> ∗Sent:∗ Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:56 PM
> ∗Subject:∗ [motm] Suitable Wire Guage Questions
>
> So, we know 22 guage is what's used with MOTM modules for
> non-audio connections, but is there a minimum or maximum gauge to
> go by?
> I've got a whole mess of 24 guage wire I've scrapped from dead
> things at work, would that still be too thin?
> Also have a bunch of 18 gauge which I guess could be a be
> unwieldy, but would Too big of wire to a reasonable size add any
> problems?
> Last, I've got a big bunch of rg-174. How long could I possibly
> run it to make normalizing cables inside the modular without
> problems, 2,3,4 feet or more?
> Thanks,
> Tim
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