W - Wire

the 1920 catalogue calls out B&S gauge. abbreviations signify: AWG = American Wire Gauge, B&S = Brown & Sharpe SWG = Imperial Standard Wire Gauge

• W-1, #14 Ant. 7 strands of #22, 100-Lb. bare copper
• W-2, #14 solid, bare copper
• W-3, lamp cord, single conductor, #16, rubber with black cotton cover
• W-4, lamp cord, #16,
• W-5,
• W-6, counterpoise, #16,
• W-7, annunciator, double cotton,
• W-8, lamp cord, 2-conductor, #16,
• W-9, High Tension, 50.000 volts
• W-10, lamp cord, 2-conductor, #10, red and black,
• W-11, 2-conductor, #12, black and red
• W-12
• W-13
• W-14
• W-15, lamp cord, 2-conductor, #20, black and red.
• W-16, #24 bare coper
• W-17, #12, stranded, rubber 600 volts
• W-18, 3-conductor cable, #14, red white and black,
• W-19, antenna, #14 stranded, bare, Phosphor-bronze
• W-20, 7 strands of #30, ruber, white silk braided
• W-21
• W-22
• W-23
• W-24 bare braided antenna.
• W-25
• W-26, high tension, 20.000 volts
• W-27, antenna,
• W-28, antenna,
• W-29, antenna,
• W-30, counterpoise #16,
• W-31, inside twisted pair,
• W-32, inside twisted pair,
• W-33, house wire.
• W-34, pot head wire, twisted pair,
• W-35, cross connecting, twisted piar,
• W-36, cross connecting, twisted piar,
• W-37, bridle wire,
• W-38, outside distributing wire, #17,
• W-39, field wire, single conductor,
• W-40, field wire, 2-conductor twisted pair
• W-41, light field wire, french type, single conductor, 3 bronze wires, each 20.1 Mils. rubber, cotton.
• W-42, outpost wire,
• W-43, outpost wire,
• W-44, outpost wire,
• W-45, buzzer,
• W-46, buzzer,
• W-47, bronze, hard drawn, bare, #17,
• W-48, weatherproof, single #12,
• W-49, ?
• W-50, outside, twisted pair, #14,
• W-51,
• W-52
• W-53
• W-54
• W-55, lamp cord,
• W-56
• W-57
• W-58
• W-59
• W-60
• W-61
• W-62

(NOTE 1920 catalogue ends here)

• W-63
• W-64
• W-65
• W-66
• W-67
• W-68
• W-69
• W-70, sound ranging ? 1924
• W-71, #20, solid, bare
• W-72, #16 solid, bare
• W-73, #17, solid, bronze, bare
• W-74
• W-75
• W-76
• W-77
• W-78
• W-79
• W-80
• W-81
• W-82
• W-83
• W-84, Messenger
• W-85, Messenger
• W-86
• W-87
• W-88
• W-89, Messenger
• W-90, Messenger
• W-91
• W-92
• W-93
• W-94
• W-95
• W-96
• W-97
• W-98
• W-99
• W-100, insulated line wire, #12 solid, weatherproof
• W-101, insulated line wire, #10 solid, weatherproof
• W-102
• W-103
• W-104
• W-105
• W-106, trailing ant. #18,
• W-107
• W-108
• W-109
• W-110 field phone
• W-111
• W-112, magnet
• W-113, magnet
• W-114
• W-115, messenger
• W-116, messenger
• W-117
• W-118
• W-119
• W-120, trailing ant. #16, same as W-29
• W-121
• W-122
• W-123
• W-124, aircraft ignition cable. #14, rubber with outside braid
• W-125, same as W-124, except 2 parallel conductors
• W-126, automotive lighting wire #14, cotton, black lacquer finish, SCR-194
• W-127
• W-128, Ant. same as 124 except no braid.
• W-129
• W-130, assault, phone,
• W-131, Shielded #18, single, 16 strands of #30, tinned copper, 1/32" rubber, woven tinned copper shield OD-0.150.
• W-132, Yellow, Belden,
• W-133, Red, Belden,
• W-134, Blue, Belden,
• W-135, Brown, Belden,
• W-136, green, Belden,
• W-137, Black, Belden,
• W-138, White, Belden,
• W-139, White, Belden,
• W-140, Black, Belden,
• W-141, Hoisting cable, steel, 1/8 inch, GY-32
• W-142, Tirex, type-S, SCR-284
• W-143, parallel laid, long range tactical wire
• W-144
• W-145
• W-146, like W-128 except #12, For SCR-506
• W-147, ? BC-778, SCR-578
• W-148, Phosphor, 300 Ft. RL-48, BC-778, SCR-578
• W-149
• W-150

References

• wire table

wire table