WIRE GAUGE CHART
| Stranded | Power | Power | Power |
Cable | Wire | Loss | Loss | Loss |
Length | Gauge | Into | Into | Into |
(Feet) | (AWG) | 8 ohms | 4 ohms | 2 ohms |
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5' | 18 AWG | .79% | 1.58% | 3.16% |
| 16 | .5 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 14 | .31 | .62 | 1.24 |
| 12 | .20 | .40 | .80 |
| 10 | .125 | .25 | .50 |
10' | 18 AWG | 1.58% | 3.16% | 6.32% |
| 16 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.00 |
| 14 | .62 | 1.25 | 2.50 |
| 12 | .40 | .80 | 1.6 |
| 10 | .25 | .50 | 1.0 |
40' | 18 AWG | 8.0% | 12.6% | 25.2% |
| 16 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 |
| 14 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| 12 | 1.60 | 3.2 | 6.4 |
| 10 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 8 | .625 | 1.25 | 2.50 |
80' | 16 AWG | 8.0% | 16.0% | 32.0% |
| 14 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 |
| 12 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 12.8 |
| 10 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
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