Wire size awg or kcmil.
4 4 4 6 copper wire ampacity.
Cut to length sold by the foot.
It can be used for direct burial or in ducts.
240 4 e through g the overcurrent protection shall not exceed 15 amperes for 14 awg 20 amperes for 12 awg and 30 amperes for 10 awg copper.
Southwire s triplex by the foot 4 0 4 0 2 0 black stranded al sweetbriar southwire s triplex by the foot 4 0 4 0 2 0 black stranded al sweetbriar urd wire is used for secondary distribution and underground service.
Or 15 amperes for 12 awg and 25 amoeres for 10 awg aluminum after any correction.
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.
Wire ampacity calculator enter the information below to calculate the maximum allowable ampacity for current carrying conductors.
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Factors tor ambient temperature and number of conductors have been applied.
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Aluminum or copper clad aluminum.
Stranded wire construction is favored instead.
The number and type of electrical devices connected to a circuit determine the ampacity requirement of the conductor.
Minimum 1 to maximum 1000.
The tables below are intended to be a general guide for wire size and amp ratings.
Allowable ampacities of insulated copper 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 temperature of 30 c 86 f.
Turns of wire no insulation.
Usually a general purpose house circuit is designed for 20.
43 58 79 90 105 121 145 166 189 223 245 281 305 328 378 413 452 466 479 500 542.
Current is measured in amperes or amps.
Nec copper wire ampacity with 60 75.
36 48 66 76 88 102 121 138 158 187 205 234 255 274 315 343 376 387 397 415 448.
Type se style ser service entrance may be used as service entrance conductors and in other applications where se cables are permitted when installed as specified by nec dry locations at temperatures up to 90 c.
8 6 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 250 300 350 400 500 600 700 750 800 900 1000.
The following table of wire sizes does not show any sizes bigger than 4 0 gauge because solid copper wire becomes impractical to handle at those sizes.
1 the load current rating and the overcurrent protection for conductor types shall not exceed 15 amperes for 14 awg 20 amperes for 12 awg and 30 amperes for 10 awg aluminum and copper clad aluminum after any correction factors for ambient temperature and number of conductors have been applied.