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PSU wire gauge stuff[Solved]

Dance CommanderDance Commander Registered User regular
edited July 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm planning on finishing the cabling job in my PC this weekend by remaking several of the wires in the machine to lengthen them and remove old molex terminations.
I picked up a few spools of 18 AWG wire for this purpose earlier today, and upon stripping some of it I realized it isn't hook-up wire. It's stranded, but the strands are fewer and larger in diameter. I realize this will cut down on the amount of current they can carry--are these suitable for use in a computer?

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  • AtomBombAtomBomb Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    If you're doing power supply cables, and you have wire of equal gauge to what you're removing/changing, you should be fine.

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2007
    ...a thicker wire can carry more current though

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  • OctoparrotOctoparrot Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    One giant piece metal or a bazillion threads inside that plastic sheathing, it's not going to make a difference over the short distances and low current loads inside a PC.

    Perfectly fine.

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  • Dance CommanderDance Commander Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    What I figured, just wanted to be sure.
    Solved, as far as I'm concerned.

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