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wire size x load question
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| reqluq 2006-03-14, 12:21 pm |
| Hi I have an electrician going to run 150' of #2 wire carrying 220 volts 60
amps. Thing is I gave him money to buy wire, I think he said he would need
#6, but seems he has *salvaged* this wire from an friends junkyard. The wire
appears to be in good condition; but I need to know if that wire is too
large for that load or does it matter?
thanks
req
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| reqluq wrote:
> Hi I have an electrician going to run 150' of #2 wire carrying 220 volts 60
> amps. Thing is I gave him money to buy wire, I think he said he would need
> #6, but seems he has *salvaged* this wire from an friends junkyard. The wire
> appears to be in good condition; but I need to know if that wire is too
> large for that load or does it matter?
> thanks
> req
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Using wire bigger than you need doesn't matter (setting
aside practical considerations).
Ed
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| gfretwell@aol.com 2006-03-15, 2:21 am |
| On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:52:56 -0500, "reqluq"
<scredcropshonnospam@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hi I have an electrician going to run 150' of #2 wire carrying 220 volts 60
>amps. Thing is I gave him money to buy wire, I think he said he would need
>#6, but seems he has *salvaged* this wire from an friends junkyard. The wire
>appears to be in good condition; but I need to know if that wire is too
>large for that load or does it matter?
>thanks
>req
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#6 is probably too small anyway. At 150 ft out I wouldn't want to go
much less than #2 if you are using anywhere near that full 60a.
Voltage drop becomes an issue.
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"reqluq" <scredcropshonnospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:121dnqoogsb44bf@corp.supernews.com...
> Hi I have an electrician going to run 150' of #2 wire carrying 220 volts
> 60 amps. Thing is I gave him money to buy wire, I think he said he would
> need #6, but seems he has *salvaged* this wire from an friends junkyard.
> The wire appears to be in good condition; but I need to know if that wire
> is too large for that load or does it matter?
> thanks
> req
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A #6 wire is smaller than a #2 wire, much smaller.
The larger the gauge number the smaller the cross section of the wire.
MG
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| reqluq 2006-03-15, 12:21 pm |
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"reqluq" <scredcropshonnospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:121dnqoogsb44bf@corp.supernews.com...
> Hi I have an electrician going to run 150' of #2 wire carrying 220 volts
> 60 amps. Thing is I gave him money to buy wire, I think he said he would
> need #6, but seems he has *salvaged* this wire from an friends junkyard.
> The wire appears to be in good condition; but I need to know if that wire
> is too large for that load or does it matter?
> thanks
> req
Thanks for the feedback folks.
req
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