Wire gauge/calipers for cable csa

[sevuk]

I've seldom seen these as I mostly do installation work, but does anyone know of any good calipers or gauge for measuring the csa of a cable?

 

[HandySparks]

I use an ordinary digital caliper, now available for less than a tenner.

Measure the diameter of the strands in a few places and take an average. Work out the csa of the strands, then multiply by the number of strands. Maybe write a lookup table for the common sizes.

 

[rsgaz]

write a lookup table for the common sizes.

plastic wire gauge - mm - https://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/threads/plastic-wire-gauge-mm.121194/#post-1271184

 

[telectrix]

think the greek letter Π comes into the equation.

 

[sevuk]

think the greek letter Π comes into the equation.

Also a magical number.

Thanks for the responses. The table is very useful.

 

[The Ghost]

I use a micrometer, decimal one and do the Pi r² x the strands.

 

[paul291277]

Pie causes nothing but problems for my csa

 

[telectrix]

can't beat a good cow pie.

but horse d'ouvres is a nice starter.

 

[The Ghost]

It's Horses douvers, sigh!

 

[telectrix]

nah. douvers are their feet, silly arse.

 

[paul291277]

Worked with a guy once who ordered Prosecutor Ham and Dolphin-nosed Potatoes at the same meal

 

[HappyHippyDad]

I never found a pair that I found accurate enough, although I did only experiment with a few fairly cheap ones though.

I made this, just one of Richard Burns many good ideas!

 

[The Ghost]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Metric-Out...=1511897929&sr=8-5&keywords=metric+micrometer
Brilliant device, and accurate.

 

[telectrix]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Metric-Out...=1511897929&sr=8-5&keywords=metric+micrometer
Brilliant device, and accurate.

got one of them but it's in english. 1/1000th inch divs.

 

[The Ghost]

got one

So conversion to metric size after finding CSA then for you...