Wire Gauge Ampacity - Revision history

Marcin: /* Tables - Copper */

2023-08-31T18:28:53Z

Tables - Copper

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	#Engineering Toolbox - [https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html]		#Engineering Toolbox - [https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html]
	~~#Xtronics - [http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Wire-Gauge_Ampacity]~~
	#Powerstream - [https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm]		#Powerstream - [https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm]

Eric: Added some more information

2023-06-24T19:56:48Z

Added some more information

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	=Basics=		=Basics=
			*How much Electrical Current a wire, and to an extent a circuit, can carry
			*Important to calculate so that you don't have [[Electrical Fires]] due to Overheating
	*Copper resistivity - 100 compared to aluminum 160. [https://help.leonardo-energy.org/hc/en-us/articles/205394842-Why-use-copper-rather-than-aluminium-as-the-conductor-in-power-cables-]		*Copper resistivity - 100 compared to aluminum 160. [https://help.leonardo-energy.org/hc/en-us/articles/205394842-Why-use-copper-rather-than-aluminium-as-the-conductor-in-power-cables-]
	*Aluminum has about 60% the conductivity of copper, but 30% the weight for a given diameter. All together, aluminum cable is half the weight of copper for the same ampacity. [https://www.anixter.com/en_us/resources/literature/wire-wisdom/copper-vs-aluminum-conductors.html]		*Aluminum has about 60% the conductivity of copper, but 30% the weight for a given diameter. All together, aluminum cable is half the weight of copper for the same ampacity. [https://www.anixter.com/en_us/resources/literature/wire-wisdom/copper-vs-aluminum-conductors.html]
			**It is however cheaper, at least in terms of the conductors, [[Aluminum Wire Compatible Outlets]] etc may complicate the budgeting, but Aluminum or [[Copper Clad Aluminum]] (CCA) are worth considering

	=Tables - Copper=		=Tables - Copper=

	#Engineering Toolbox - [https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html]		#Engineering Toolbox - [https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html]
	#Xtronics - [http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Wire-Gauge_Ampacity]		#Xtronics - [http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Wire-Gauge_Ampacity]
	#Powerstream - [https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm]		#Powerstream - [https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm]

	=Copper Clad Aluminum (CCA)=		=[[Copper Clad Aluminum]] (CCA)=
	*[http://wire.buyawg.com/viewitems/all-categories-appendix-allowable-ampacities/sulated-aluminum-or-copperclad-aluminum-conductors]		*[http://wire.buyawg.com/viewitems/all-categories-appendix-allowable-ampacities/sulated-aluminum-or-copperclad-aluminum-conductors]

Eric: Added a Category to the Page

2023-06-24T19:53:32Z

Added a Category to the Page

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	[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qzTNV2n-UMCY6J5qQG_geLeMq_7ycntecO-R-snSdx0/edit#slide=id.g1090e189c8c_0_0 edit]		[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qzTNV2n-UMCY6J5qQG_geLeMq_7ycntecO-R-snSdx0/edit#slide=id.g1090e189c8c_0_0 edit]

			[[Category: Electronics]] [[Category: Calculators, Quick References, and Tables]]

Marcin: /* Discussion */

2022-06-23T01:50:58Z

Discussion

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	*What are the limits to motor startup current, and common house wire? See discussion at Wire Ampacity:		*What are the limits to motor startup current, and common house wire? See discussion at Wire Ampacity:

	<html> <iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQQpffQ16pxxJbCkwWsZcO1-4it8DByYepnV72iBmrHqki8IYkVVWk384NzwADCFKiTbjRsdm6FHPoy/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="389" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </html>		<html> <iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQQpffQ16pxxJbCkwWsZcO1-4it8DByYepnV72iBmrHqki8IYkVVWk384NzwADCFKiTbjRsdm6FHPoy/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000#slide=id.g1090e189c8c_0_0" frameborder="0" width="480" height="389" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </html>

	[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qzTNV2n-UMCY6J5qQG_geLeMq_7ycntecO-R-snSdx0/edit#slide=id.~~gbd5e6855d0_0_0~~ edit]		[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qzTNV2n-UMCY6J5qQG_geLeMq_7ycntecO-R-snSdx0/edit#slide=id.g1090e189c8c_0_0 edit]

Marcin at 01:49, 23 June 2022

2022-06-23T01:49:59Z

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	=22 Ga for D3D=		=22 Ga for D3D=
	*At 24V we need 5A for the main power supply, so 22 ga should be good. 80C rating of [https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QTCBZ4I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1]. Engineering Toolbox says 1 strand is good for 5A.		*At 24V we need 5A for the main power supply, so 22 ga should be good. 80C rating of [https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QTCBZ4I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1]. Engineering Toolbox says 1 strand is good for 5A.

			=Discussion=
			*What are the limits to motor startup current, and common house wire? See discussion at Wire Ampacity:

			<html> <iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQQpffQ16pxxJbCkwWsZcO1-4it8DByYepnV72iBmrHqki8IYkVVWk384NzwADCFKiTbjRsdm6FHPoy/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="389" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </html>

			[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qzTNV2n-UMCY6J5qQG_geLeMq_7ycntecO-R-snSdx0/edit#slide=id.gbd5e6855d0_0_0 edit]

Marcin at 05:47, 21 April 2020

2020-04-21T05:47:12Z

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	=Tables - Copper=		=Tables - Copper=

	*https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html		#Engineering Toolbox - [https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html]
	*http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Wire-Gauge_Ampacity		#Xtronics - [http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Wire-Gauge_Ampacity]
			#Powerstream - [https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm]

	=Copper Clad Aluminum (CCA)=		=Copper Clad Aluminum (CCA)=

Marcin at 05:36, 21 April 2020

2020-04-21T05:36:33Z

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			=Basics=
			*Copper resistivity - 100 compared to aluminum 160. [https://help.leonardo-energy.org/hc/en-us/articles/205394842-Why-use-copper-rather-than-aluminium-as-the-conductor-in-power-cables-]
			*Aluminum has about 60% the conductivity of copper, but 30% the weight for a given diameter. All together, aluminum cable is half the weight of copper for the same ampacity. [https://www.anixter.com/en_us/resources/literature/wire-wisdom/copper-vs-aluminum-conductors.html]

	=Tables - Copper=		=Tables - Copper=

Marcin at 21:47, 8 October 2019

2019-10-08T21:47:11Z

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	*https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html		*https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html
	*http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Wire-Gauge_Ampacity		*http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Wire-Gauge_Ampacity

			=Copper Clad Aluminum (CCA)=
			*[http://wire.buyawg.com/viewitems/all-categories-appendix-allowable-ampacities/sulated-aluminum-or-copperclad-aluminum-conductors]

	=Free Air=		=Free Air=

Marcin: /* 22 Ga for D3D */

2019-07-28T00:33:37Z

22 Ga for D3D

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	=22 Ga for D3D=		=22 Ga for D3D=
	*At 24V we need 5A, so 22 ga should be good. 80C rating of [https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QTCBZ4I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1]. Engineering Toolbox says 1 strand is good for 5A.		*At 24V we need 5A for the main power supply, so 22 ga should be good. 80C rating of [https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QTCBZ4I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1]. Engineering Toolbox says 1 strand is good for 5A.

Marcin: /* Free Air */

2019-05-30T19:19:32Z

Free Air

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	*"Directly from 4-004(1)(a), you must maintain a cable spacing not less then 100% of the larger cable diameter" - [http://www.electriciantalk.com/f31/definition-free-air-50089/]		*"Directly from 4-004(1)(a), you must maintain a cable spacing not less then 100% of the larger cable diameter" - [http://www.electriciantalk.com/f31/definition-free-air-50089/]

			=22 Ga for D3D=
			*At 24V we need 5A, so 22 ga should be good. 80C rating of [https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QTCBZ4I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1]. Engineering Toolbox says 1 strand is good for 5A.