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What is 250 MCM?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 4/28/2022

In electrical wiring awg ( American wire gauge) goes to 4/0 as the largest size. then it goes to 250 mcn. MCN which stands for 1,000 Circular Mils. this system uses the cross sectional area of the wire as a measurement. typical mcm wire sizes start at 250 and go to 300,350,400,500,600, etc. 250 mcm is usually good for a 200 amp service in aluminum wire in Canada per code. American standards are not as high or as good as Canadian ones. 250 MCM Welding cable is the next size larger than the standard 4/0 cables used on most standard mag particle inspection machines. Increasing the cable size will reduce the heating effect on the cables and increase the available current. welding cables is one of the more common uses for bigger sized wires.

250 MCM Cable has a cross-sectional area of .199 square inches

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Norwood Mayert

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