wire gauge for jhooks

[dragonslayr]

I get no more than 30 cat6 wires on a jhook when runing your own wires to the ceiling grid.
When I went to buy the grid wire, I find many differant guages.
Soooo... What guage grid wire should be used?

 

[NETWT]

that would not be my concern. my concern would be what are you attaching the grid wire to, how well is that ancored. thats what is supporting the weight.

 

[NETWT]

oh, keep in mind the grid hole are only so big LOL

 

[dragonslayr]

Metal Trusses, That's not my concern.
But the wire at Graybar is 16ga and other grid wires are 12 gauge.
A big differance though the 16 gauge would be alot easier to work with.

 

[NETWT]

that would be more than sufficient un less its a mile long

 

[NETWT]

probably 18 if it is also supporting the weight of a light fixture

 

[jeffmoss26]

It should not be supporting a light fixture. The point is to install your own independent drop wire for cabling only.

jeff moss

 

[buitenhek]

a 4" J-hook can hold 250+ cables

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