Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:59:02 -0300
Reply-To: David Etter <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM>
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From: David Etter <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM>
Subject: Fwd: Re: Wire Gauges for Solar panels for your Vanagon
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>LET ME TRY THIS AGAIN!
>
>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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