I'm not a math genious here, but isn't 2^2 (square millimetre) the same as
2mm in diameter?  and 5^2 (5 square millimetres) 5mm in diameter?

David Marshall

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Rico Sapolich
Sent: March 6, 2001 10:58 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: electrical experts: what ? -Wire Sizes

In a message dated 3/6/01 1:04:10 PM, dbeierl@attglobal.net writes:

<< while the decimal numbers are metric sizes, i.e., diameters in
millimeters.

actually area in mm**2... >>

David,

How right you are, but what is it in circular-mils?

Rich