Common us awg wire gauges and amps ratings.
2 0 wire amps.
Current is measured in amperes or amps.
Not more than three conductors in raceway or cable or earth directly buried based on ambient temperature of 30 c 86 f size.
Tinned copper cable lug terminal.
60 c 140 f 75 c 167 f awg mm copper.
The tables below are intended to be a general guide for wire size and amp ratings.
Vw 1 rated 14 awg 8 awg.
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60 c 140 f 75 c 167 f 90 c 194 f 60 c 140 f.
The number and type of electrical devices connected to a circuit determine the ampacity requirement of the conductor.
Wire size awg or kcmil.
2 0 black stranded al use 2 cable model 27285603 view the southwire company aluminum service entry use 2 cable assortment 359 37 72 ft 359 37 72 ft.
Nylon outer jacket for easy pulling.
120 240 volt 3 wire single phase service entrance conductors service lateral conductors and feeder conductors that serve as the main power feeder to a dwelling unit and are installed in raceway or cable with or without an.
All sizes are rated gasoline and oil resistant ii.
170 1 315 26 not specified 25 total wire length ft 1000 1 10 9 15 6 1 2 20 9 250 1 25 4.
Wire size chart and maximum amp ratings.
The wire size chart below shows allowable ampacities of insulated conductors rated up to and including 2000 volts 60 c through 90 c 140 f through 194 f not more than three current carrying conductors in raceway cable or earth directly buried based on ambient air temperature of 30 c 86 f.
Usually a general purpose house circuit is designed for 20.
The higher the gauge number the smaller the.
2 0 copper wire 2 0 thwn 2 0 building wire hook up wire conduit wire lighting wire nylon copper wire construction cable 2 aught copper wire etc.
You must use the correct size wire for the current load requirement of the circuit to prevent the wire from overheating.
Wire ampacity calculator enter the information below to calculate the maximum allowable ampacity for current carrying conductors.
Aluminum conductors copper clad conductors.
14 awg 12 awg 10 awg 8 awg 6 awg 4 awg 3 awg 2 awg 1 awg 1 0 awg 2 0 awg 3 0 awg 4 0 awg 250 kcmil 300 kcmil 350 kcmil 400 kcmil 500 kcmil 600 kcmil 700 kcmil 750 kcmil 800 kcmil 900 kcmil.