On 3/10/2022 1:11 AM, John Gotschall via KRnet wrote:

We always did, and I still do, derate wire to a value less than what the ampacity chart says, by at least by one wire size.  The practice results in better performance, higher reliability and longer service life.

Cheers!

jg

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Check this out. https://www.wirebarn.com/Wire-Calculator-_ep_41.html

This calculator is for 12 volt system and gives you minimum acceptable wire size and voltage drop over a given distance.

Larry Flesner

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