In a message dated 3/6/01 12:30:15 AM, brown6@ALASKA.NET writes:

<< I thought wire came in sizes such as 20, 18, or 12.  What is 2.5, 1.0, and
.5? >>

The whole numbers to which you refer are American Wire Gauge (AWG) sizes
while the decimal numbers are metric sizes, i.e., diameters in millimeters.

Rich