You're not keeping up with what you write.
On January 22, 2019 at 09:21, highfigh said...
That's well known- why go into such detail when it's shown in the chart?
That huge amount of detail was for your benefit. I wrote this, in which I just now saw the typo in orange:
On January 20, 2019 at 21:59, Ernie Gilman said...
The resistance of two of the same conductor in parallel roughly equals the resistance of a wire three numbers larger on the chart. Frinstance, two #4 (error-- should have been 24) in parallel are about the same as a #21. Take two such setups and parallel them, and you'll effectively have 18 gauge. It's worth sticking in your brain somewhere that a CAT5 cable, using all conductors, is roughly equivalent to an 18 gauge pair.
So, you got it, right? I claim that combining two wires of the same gauge in parallel a)halves their resistance and b)comes to the resistance of a wire of a gauge number three smaller, that is, for instance, 24 to 21.
Then you wrote this:
On January 21, 2019 at 09:45, highfigh said...
Really? Did you look at the chart for the resistance of 24ga vs 18ga? I did and that's why I wrote that the resistance would be ~25%. Jesus! Read, don't skim! I have to tell myself to do the same but if you doubt my statements, the least you could do is look at the source!
AND JUST NOW, after reading this, yes, rapidly several times over the last couple of days, I see that you said the resistance would be 25%... so yes, you said the same thing. I gave the numbers showing it would halve, then halve again. Expressing anything as a percentage was the furthest thing from my mind. When you cited a percentage, I TOTALLY missed that you were on the same subject. As I've said before, you and I talk about things differently. Sorry I missed that!
