The chart below was taken from a booklet put out by 'SURE POWER INDUSTRIES" Spread your page out wide and let's hope the columns line up... David(dsl82westy) P.S.: anyone wishing an original of this pdf booklet, just ask via pm and I will do my best to send it along. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9.1 The charts on these pages show wire sizes for both a 10% voltage drop (most normal accessories) and a 3% voltage drop (sensitive electronics). WIRE GAUGE for 10% Voltage Drop 12 Volt Systems (AWG)
Wire to load in Feet 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Current (amps) 5 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 10 14 14 14 12 12 12 10 10 10 15 14 14 12 10 10 10 8 8 8 20 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 25 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6
WIRE GAUGE For 3% Voltage Drop 12 Volt Systems (AWG) Wire to load in Feet 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Current (amps) 5 14 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 8 10 12 10 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 15 10 8 6 6 4 4 4 4 2 20 8 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 2 25 8 6 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 |
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