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The procedure (leave the formula to the electrical engineers) is to first determine the amperage required to handle the load (check code for allowed percentage of breaker amperage that can be used depending on what type load you have), determine breaker size which will tell you the minimum size wire (from code tables such as # 12 for 20 amp or # 14 for 15 amp, etc). Then determine type of insulation which depends on whether location is wet or dry, interior or exterior, and whether cable must be individual solid or stranded wires, or cables and type of conduit if any. All specified in governing code.

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