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Is GA shorthand for AWG (American Wire Gauge)? Someone seemed to use the terms interchangeably in this question and then never let me know if they were interchangeable terms.

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GA is short for gauge.

The approved gauge for electrical conductors in the US is American Wire Gauge.

There are other methods to gauge wire.

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  • So if they mentioned AWG elsewhere and then referred to GA they probably mean the AWG wire gauge? – leeand00 Apr 19 '16 at 19:25
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    Yes, 'ga' is an accepted abreviation for the word gauge. And when talking about electrical conductors most people mean AWG. When you get larger than 4/0 wire though it switches to Circular Mils. – ArchonOSX Apr 19 '16 at 19:30