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Manufacturer amperage rating for cables VS ampacity chart
Whenever I am shopping for electrical cables on stores such as Amazon or Ebay, I often encounter cables with a maximum amperage rating that is way above what I can find in "ampacity charts". ...
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Can I safely use 22 AWG to run a 240 V relay at 30 meters?
I have three devices that I need connected. They are about 30 m away. Conduit space is limited so I want to try to get a single, multi core cable through for all of this.
What I need to run:
220 V ...
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I need a wire to pull about 20-30A in order to test a current sensor I've bought. How should I go about this?
In order to test a sensor, I need to be able to consistently have a 20-30A DC line. I can buy any equipment needed, but I'm not 100% sure where to start. Any advice would be appreciated!
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Would short 30AWG wires be a problem for 1A pull?
My knowledge in electrical engineering is extremely basic. I'm currently doing a project and I'm in the process of choosing the correct wire. My lack of experience is making it hard to know the limits....
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Best practices for soldering a larger wire to a smaller connector/terminal?
This is for a 24V 6.25A power supply. The power supply brick will feed into the connector then power a prototype device.
What are the conventions or best practices to solder a wire to a much smaller ...
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What would be suitable wiring for a 52V DC 30A 1000W e-bike?
So I bought a 12AWG RW90 wire from homedepot and I think it caused my anderson pp45 connector to blow. I'm looking at the wiring for my motor and battery, and they both look like 12 gauge wires. And I'...
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Can I double 16 gauge wire? [closed]
I have seen several similar questions on the internet but I can't find a straight answer.
I have a ton of used single strand 16 gauge wire that I would like to use. I know that 16 gauge wire typically ...
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Can we possibly have too large wire to drop voltage over a long distance?
I had a argument with a friend about whether how can we possibly have too large wire gauge?
Assumption 1. The voltage will never drop over a long distance (200 feet) because the wire is too large. No ...
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12V 20A: What to do for high heat
I have 4 DC motors. they each require about 12V 9A DC (108W each), and have a potential draw of up to 12V 20A each (240W each) stall current.
I am using 22 AWG insulated wire. The length of the wire, ...
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Downsizing wire for harness
I'm making a harness for a fan assembly. The wire gauge for the rig is 18awg but the fan assembly connector uses 22awg which means I need to adjust the wire size at some point between the two ...
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Question regarding a charger modification for a Dell 3100 docking station
I'm quite new and inexperienced to this so I would appreciate any guidance I can get.
Given the quarantine situation I need to work from home more so I purchased a used D3100 docking station but with ...
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How to determine what wire size to use [duplicate]
I feel like I have gone down a rabbit hole and came out knowing nothing. I understand this is a really basic question. My son and I are building a simple RC. It is using 4 1.5v (AAA) batteries in ...
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What's the suitable wire size for 9VDC @25 Amps line?
I am trying to put together the requirements for a cable and I was wondering what would be the most suitable wire size to load the DUT with 25Amps @ 9VDC. I will have few other high current lines ...
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What is the ampacity of 14 gauge silver wire?
There is no information I can find (charts/specifications) that gives the ampacity for single core silver wire. But I know this can be calculated, I've found this property list for silver from a [...
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AWG Conflicting Sources
Novice question, sorry if it has been asked. I couldn't find it.
I'm currently working on a project and I'll be powering 2 LED strips connected together. They each require 12V (24W, 2 amps).
I need ...
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