Wire Guage Charts

Stranded Cable Lgth.

Wire Gauge (AWG)

Power Loss

Power Loss

Power Loss

(ft.)

 

(8 ohm load)

(4 ohm load)

(2 ohm load)

5

18

0.81%

1.61%

3.2%

 

16

0.51

1.02

2.0

 

14

0.32

0.64

1.28

 

12

0.20

0.40

0.80

 

10

0.128

0.25

0.51

 

 

 

 

 

10

18

1.61%

3.2%

6.2%

 

16

1.02

2.0

4.0

 

14

0.64

1.28

2.5

 

12

0.40

0.80

1.60

 

10

0.25

0.51

1.01

 

 

 

 

 

40

18

6.2%

11.9%

22%

 

16

4.0

7.7

14.6

 

14

2.5

5.0

9.6

 

12

1.60

3.2

6.2

 

10

1.01

2.0

4.0

 

8

0.60

1.20

2.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

11.9%

22%

37%

80

16

7.7

14.6

26

 

14

5.0

9.6

17.8

 

12

3.2

6.2

11.8

 

10

2.0

4.0

7.7

 

8

1.20

2.4

4.7

Stranded Cable Lgth.

Wire Gauge (mm2)

Power Loss

Power Loss

Power Loss

(m)

 

(8 ohm load)

(4 ohm load)

(2 ohm load)

 

 

 

 

 

2

0.3

2.9%

5.6%

10.8%

 

0.5

1.74

3.4

6.7

 

0.75

1.16

2.3

4.5

 

1.5

0.58

1.16

2.3

 

2.5

0.35

0.70

1.39

 

4

0.22

0.44

0.87

 

 

 

 

 

5

0.5

4.3%

8.2%

15.5%

 

0.75

2.9

5.6

10.8

 

1.5

1.45

2.9

5.6

 

2.5

0.87

1.74

3.4

 

4

0.55

1.09

2.2

 

6

0.37

0.73

1.45

 

 

 

 

 

10

0.5

8.24%

15.5%

28%

 

0.75

5.6

10.8

19.9

 

1.5

2.9

5.6

10.8

 

2.5

1.74

2.9

6.7

 

4

1.09

1.74

4.3

 

6

0.73

1.09

2.9

 

 

 

 

 

30

0.75

15.5%

25%

45%

 

1.5

8.2

15.5

28

 

2.5

5.1

9.8

18.2

 

4

3.2

6.3

12.0

 

6

2.2

4.3

8.2

 

10

1.31

2.6

5.1

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Peavey 2000, 1400 owner manual Wire Guage Charts