# Recommended wire gauge for use with Smart Pixels

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**Created:** [June 28, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/recommended-wire-gauge-for-use-with-smart-pixels/524 "2016-06-28T16:40:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![codystevens](https://forums.blinkstick.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@codystevens](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/codystevens)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/recommended-wire-gauge-for-use-with-smart-pixels/524/1 "2016-06-28T16:40:14Z")

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I’ve looked through all the docs and don’t see any recommendation for the gauge of wire I should use. Did I just miss it or can someone chime in with a “best” suggested gauge?

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**Author:** ![arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/arvydas/32/242_2.png) [@arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/arvydas)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/recommended-wire-gauge-for-use-with-smart-pixels/524/2 "2016-06-28T16:53:26Z")

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Depends on the length of the wire. In most cases I recommend 26 AWG for ground and +5V and 30 AWG for data.

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**Author:** ![ghudy](https://forums.blinkstick.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@ghudy](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/ghudy)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/recommended-wire-gauge-for-use-with-smart-pixels/524/3 "2016-07-20T20:26:44Z")

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What is the rough length limit for those recommendations?