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If you have 100 amp wire, you can use it for a 60 amp circuit, or for any circuit of 100 amps or less.
But if you have a 60 amp circuit, 60 amp wire is thinner and cheaper than 100 amp wire.
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What size feeder wire for 100 amps?
Service wire for 100 amps requires AWG #3 copper.
What size wire and circuit breaker is needed for an electric oven 4 wires with rated load of 34.9 amps 220v that is about 100 foot run from the electrical panel?
That would be a 40 amp 220v circuit. Circuit breaker is 40 amps and wire is 8 awg. Should use solid copper wire. Follow oven installation instructions.
What happen when a fuse wire of 100 ampere is used when a circuit at home draws a maximum current of 20 ampere?
The fuse or breaker should be no bigger than specified for the wiring and devices on the circuit. Your nominal current draw may be 20 amps, but a short circuit would cause maximum current to flow which in this case would be 100 amps until the fuse blew.
What wire size is used for 100 watt 12 volt lamp?
Volts * Amps = Watts 12 V * ?Amps = 100 Watts OR ? Amps =100W/12V OR 8.33 Amps = 100W/12V Use a 10Amp fuse inline and you can get by with 16Ga wire.
What wire 240 volts 6500 watts 100 ft?
The sizing of wire is calculated by the amount of current the circuit draws. To find the amperage when the wattage is known use the following formula, Amps = Watts/Volts. 6500/240 = 27 amps. A #10 AWG copper conductor will limit the voltage drop to 3% or less, when supplying 27 amps at 240 volts for a 100 foot distance.
What size feeder wire for 100 amps?
Service wire for 100 amps requires AWG #3 copper.
What size wire and circuit breaker is needed for an electric oven 4 wires with rated load of 34.9 amps 220v that is about 100 foot run from the electrical panel?
That would be a 40 amp 220v circuit. Circuit breaker is 40 amps and wire is 8 awg. Should use solid copper wire. Follow oven installation instructions.
What happen when a fuse wire of 100 ampere is used when a circuit at home draws a maximum current of 20 ampere?
The fuse or breaker should be no bigger than specified for the wiring and devices on the circuit. Your nominal current draw may be 20 amps, but a short circuit would cause maximum current to flow which in this case would be 100 amps until the fuse blew.
What wire size is good for 100 amps?
# 4 copper wire short distance.
How many amps is 3 awg wire good for?
It depends on the application, but for Single-Phase dwelling service and feeders 3 AWG copper is good for 110 amps. That really equates to 100 amps since you can't get a 110 amp circuit breaker.
What wire size is used for 100 watt 12 volt lamp?
Volts * Amps = Watts 12 V * ?Amps = 100 Watts OR ? Amps =100W/12V OR 8.33 Amps = 100W/12V Use a 10Amp fuse inline and you can get by with 16Ga wire.
What wire 240 volts 6500 watts 100 ft?
The sizing of wire is calculated by the amount of current the circuit draws. To find the amperage when the wattage is known use the following formula, Amps = Watts/Volts. 6500/240 = 27 amps. A #10 AWG copper conductor will limit the voltage drop to 3% or less, when supplying 27 amps at 240 volts for a 100 foot distance.
What wire size to carry 16 amps 100 ft?
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What gauge wire would you need to carry 100 amps at 12 volts dc?
A #3 copper wire with an insulation factor 90 degree C is rated at 105 amps.
What size wire for 100 amp?
A #3 copper wire with an insulation rating of 75 or 90 degrees C is rated at 100 and 110 amps consecutively.
What size wire is needed for carrying 100 amps under ground?
To calculate the wire size, a system voltage is needed.
What size wire will carry 100 amps 200 feet?
Wattage is really what is needed. If you are working with DC voltage, Ohm's Law is at work. But to answer your question directly probably a #4 wire. <<>> To answer this question the circuit's voltage needs to be stated. Then a voltage drop calculation can be made.
