Is there such a thing as half gauges (awg) of magnet wire used for making pickups? Lewis harley

Last Updated on October 16th, 2019

Yes there is, and I often find that this is very useful when trying to wind a coil to a specific number of turns and getting the right D.C. resistance. The chart below will show you the most popular wire gauges and the differences between the whole and half gauges. The half gauge wire is more expensive and I try to get samples to experiment with.

Magnet Wire Ohms per 1,000 feet

(AWG) Nominal Ohms @ 20? C
40 1,079 ohms
40.5 1,152 ohms
41 1,323 ohms
41.5 1,534 ohms
42 1,659 ohms
42.5 1,801 ohms
43 2,143 ohms
43.5 2,352 ohms
44 2,593 ohms
44.5 2,873 ohms
45 3,348 ohms
45.5 3,763 ohms

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