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Wire Size | 6 comments (6 topical, editorial)

Re: Wire Size (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by richhagen (richhagen (a t) Juno.com) on Tue Sep 23rd, 2008 at 04:58:24 PM MST
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Glen (Ghurd) is right. Here is a link to a wire resistance calculator I wrote a while back should it be of use. I sometimes use it by calculating the resistance for a wire size and distance, and then blanking out the size and changing the units for conversion, or in your case, you can convert to square millimeters or circular mills and then switch it back to guage. For your case it calculates the cross sectional area of two ten guage wires to be just barely smaller than a seven guage wire.

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2004/11/27/12326/032
(holy cow, I wrote that almost 4 years ago, time sure does fly)

Running multiple parallel runs might give you issues with inspectors should that ever be necessary. I am fairly certain that each line connected in parallel would have to have its own overcurrent protection, but rules vary by location. Rich
'A Joule saved is a Joule made'

Wire Size | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 editorial)

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