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From what i can tell with the National Electrical Code the smallest wire listed is 18 AWG that is listed at 7 amps and 5.6 for continuous loads which is running for more then 3 hours at a time so i would rate a 20 AWG at about 5 amps MAX and 2.5 for continuous but good luck with that

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