E-match Wire Gauges

[LMazza]

Just wondering what the wire gauge of a typical ematch lead like daveyfire N28B's is. I have some 2 conductor stranded speaker wire, I'd say about 24 gauge that I've used to wire up my altimeter bay (running to the ejection charges) and I need to know if this is ok for carrying the current involved. It's the kind with the coppper and nickel leads. I know it's definitely thick enough but can it be too heavy? Any help is much appreciated.

 

[daveyfire]

22AWG solid core, oftentimes referred to as "Shooter's Wire". 24AWG should be fine for altimeter wiring, I think. Chuck Haskin fired an e-match through 40 feet of wire testing for his new wiring scheme in his PML Ariel: https://p209.ezboard.com/ftqcfrm10.showMessage?topicID=22.topic

I think a couple feet of 24AWG should be fine

 

[LMazza]

Thanks that puts me more at ease. It works fine with automotive bulbs for testing. If I can I'll try to get a real test fire in before flight.