The following chart is base on standard voltage drop of roughly 5% for one way travel for the listed distance.
Example: 10 amps traveling 172 feet would require 2 guage wire.
|
Wire Gauge Size
|
|||||||||||||
| Amps |
14 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
00 |
000 |
0000 |
|
|
1 |
106 |
169 |
269 |
427 |
679 |
1080 |
1717 |
2166 |
2730 |
3444 |
4342 |
5475 |
|
|
2 |
53 |
85 |
134 |
214 |
340 |
540 |
859 |
1083 |
1365 |
1722 |
2171 |
2738 |
|
|
4 |
27 |
42 |
67 |
107 |
170 |
270 |
429 |
542 |
682 |
861 |
1086 |
1369 |
|
|
6 |
18 |
28 |
45 |
71 |
113 |
180 |
286 |
361 |
455 |
574 |
724 |
913 |
|
|
8 |
13 |
21 |
34 |
53 |
85 |
135 |
215 |
271 |
341 |
430 |
543 |
684 |
|
|
10 |
11 |
17 |
27 |
43 |
68 |
108 |
172 |
217 |
273 |
344 |
434 |
548 |
|
|
15 |
7 |
11 |
18 |
28 |
45 |
72 |
114 |
144 |
182 |
230 |
289 |
365 |
|
|
20 |
— |
8 |
13 |
21 |
34 |
54 |
86 |
108 |
136 |
172 |
217 |
274 |
|
|
25 |
— |
— |
11 |
17 |
27 |
43 |
69 |
87 |
109 |
138 |
174 |
219 |
|
|
30 |
— |
— |
9 |
14 |
23 |
36 |
57 |
72 |
91 |
115 |
145 |
183 |
|
|
35 |
— |
— |
— |
12 |
19 |
31 |
49 |
62 |
78 |
98 |
124 |
156 |
|
|
40 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
17 |
27 |
43 |
54 |
68 |
86 |
109 |
137 |
|
|
45 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
15 |
24 |
38 |
48 |
61 |
77 |
96 |
122 |
|
|
50 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
14 |
22 |
34 |
43 |
55 |
69 |
87 |
110 |
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