Wire gauge device and method of determining wire gauge

A method of measuring a gauge of an electrical wire, the method comprising:

• (a) affixing a wire gauge measuring device to one end of an elongated pole, the wire gauge measuring device comprising:
• a main body;
• an arm extending from the main body such that a gap is defined between the arm and the main body, the gap having a plurality of differently sized gap portions arranged in decreasing size from a distal end to a proximal of the arm;
• a plurality of switches, each switch aligned with a corresponding one of the gap portions;
• and
• indicator means adapted to provide an indication to a user based on which of the plurality of switches is depressed;
• wherein the gap portion sizes are selected such that each gap portion is adapted to (1) receive a corresponding differently sized electrical wire, (2) prevent the corresponding differently sized electrical wire from moving into a smaller sized gap portion, and (3) position the differently sized electrical wire to depress the corresponding switch;
• (b) manipulating the pole to manipulate the wire gauge measuring device such that the electrical wire to be measured enters the gap between the main body and the arm and moves toward the proximal end of the arm into the smallest sized gap portion which the electrical wire can enter.