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As a service entrance wire you need AWG # 3/0 gauge copper.

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Q: What size USE wire is needed for 200 amps?
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What gauge of wire is needed to carry 200 amps?

3/0 gauge


What size wire is for 200 amps?

Service wire required is AWG # 3/0 copper.


What size copper wire should you use for 240 volts 200 amps?

3/0 wire 3/0 wire


What size wire is needed to feed a 125 amp sub panel from a 200 amp panel less than 200 wire feet away?

A #1 copper wire with an insulation rating of 90 degrees C is rated at 140 amps.


What gage wire do you use for 15 amps 200 feet?

This is a voltage drop question. To answer this question a voltage has to be stated. The higher the voltage to the circuit becomes the smaller the wire size needed. After a certain voltage point the wire size will remain constant and the voltage drop at the load will become smaller.


What size wire is needed for a 200 amp residential service panel?

A 350 MCM copper wire with an insulation factor of 90 degrees C is rated at 325 amps. If the question is referring to maintaining a load of 300 amps then you have to up size the wire size because the conductor is only allowed to be loaded to 80%. A 500MCM copper wire with an insulation factor of 90 degrees C is rated at 395 amps x 80% = 316 amps.


What size wire is need for a 200 amp?

A 3/0 copper conductor with an insulation factor of 75 or 90 degrees C is rated at 200 and 210 amps respectively.


What size conduit for 200 amps?

120mm


What is the cable size for 90 kw motor?

Depends upon the voltage. The formula for amperage or (wire size) is Watts / Voltage. If the voltage is 220 volts, then the amperage would be over 400 amps. This would require a large wire size to run it. If it were 440 volts, the amperage would be 1/2 or 200 amps. That would require a smaller wire size. As the voltage goes up, the amperage goes down. At a thousand volts, the amperage would only be 90 amps. A wire gauge or size of a #2 would carry 90 amps for small distances.


What size wire would you use for a 70KW 240 vac single phase generator?

To calculate the wire size you would have to find the amperage. I = W/E, 70000/240 = 291.67 amps. The wire size according to code has to be up sized to 125%. 291.67 x 125% = 364.6. 500MCM copper wire with an insulation factor of 75 and 90 degrees C is rated at 380 and 395 amps respectively. If parallel conductors were used the wire size for 75 degree wire would be 3/0 rated at 200 amps. Parallel conductors for 90 degree wire would be 2/0 rated at 185 amps.


What size wire is needed to for 200 amp 240 volt house?

To keep costs down, by special permission in the electrical code, for home wiring on a 120/240 volt system 2/0 is allowed. For any other type 200 amp service 3/0 that has a insulation factor of 75 or 90 degrees C is rate at 200 and 225 amps respectively.


What size wire for 240 volts 200 amp service 200 feet away?

A 3/0 copper conductor will limit the voltage drop to 3% or less when supplying 200 amps for 200 feet on a 240 volt system.