The following chart contains information on wire sizes, the DC resistance of the wires and the corresponding diameters and areas of these wires. This information can be used to calculate the voltage drop of the wires or to find an equivalent wire size.
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14 |
| 3.14 |
| .0032 | 2.08 |
| .078 |
| 1.98 |
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12 |
| 1.98 |
| .0051 | 3.31 |
| .101 |
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10 |
| 1.24 |
| .0082 | 5.26 |
| .126 |
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| 0.78 |
| .0130 | 8.37 |
| .162 |
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| 0.50 |
| .0206 | 13.30 |
| .215 |
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4 |
| 0.31 |
| .0328 | 21.15 |
| .269 |
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2 |
| 0.19 |
| .0521 | 33.62 |
| .337 |
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| 0.15 |
| .0657 | 42.41 |
| .376 |
| 9.55 |
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| 1/0 |
| 0.12 |
| .0829 | 53.50 |
| .423 |
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| 2/0 |
| 0.10 |
| .1045 | 67.43 |
| .508 |
| 12.90 |
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| 3/0 |
| 0.08 |
| .1318 | 85.01 |
| .576 |
| 14.63 |
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| 0.06 |
| .1662 | 107.20 |
| .645 |
| 16.38 |
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Installation & Programming Manual | FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System | Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. |
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| 19009 62nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA |
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Rev 7.0 | 07/02/04 | Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 |