Interesting read for a guy that is not an electrician. Will be making a copy for my shop wall, thanks ! Just one question, does it make any difference whether a solid wire or multi stranded wire ??
Solid wire should only be used where vibration is not an issue. The current carrying capability is higher for solid wire but not that much more
Yes that's all I use as well. I prefer the tinned copper. My existing cables look to be the 48 year old originals and I had a bad spot in the positive cable which upon dissecting it , it is just jacketed copper stranded wire, not tinned , and corroded under the insulation. There are no markings on the cables anywhere and that is why I am trying to determine the AWG size so I can replace them. Until I buy a caliper, I have no way to measure the diameter.
