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Re: Calculate milliohms from wire size
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 1/28/2016

If you are away from a computer, a quick and dirty way to estimate wire resistance is to use the two following rules.

1) 10ga copper wire has a resistance of 1 ohm per 1000 ft / 1 milliohm per foot

2) Every reduction of 3 ga sizes doubles the resistance. ... Login to read more.