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This depends on the type of light source (incandescent, fluorescent, HID...etc) and the size of circuit breaker used. But for 400Watt, the rated current is obviously small (about 2 Amps) and you can use the smallest circuit breaker size and wire you have (typically 10A C.B. with 1.5 mm2 wire, 15A with 2.5mm2).
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∙ 9y agoliterally any size wire can literally be used for any voltage. What matters is how many amps will be drawn. It all has to do with heat. Voltage alone does not produce heat. Current (amps) however does produce heat. The more current being used, the more heat is being produced therefore the more current the larger the wire needs to be.
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∙ 10y agoA #3 copper wire with an insulation factor of 75 and 90 degrees C is rated at 100 and 105 amps respectively.
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∙ 11y agoA single conductor 500 MCM with an insulation rating of 90 degrees C is rated at 430 amps.
Parallel 3/0 with an insulation factor of 90 degrees C will be rated at 450 amps.
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∙ 9y agoThe gauge depends on how the maximum current supplied through the wire.
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∙ 8y agoA 400 watt lamp on 120 volt circuit can use a #14 AWG conductor.
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What is the ampere rating of a 8 gauge wire at 240 volts?
5 amps
What gauge wire you would use to wire a 5kw heater hvac?
At 120 Volts you would draw about 42 amps. At 240 Volts it would be about 21 amps. For 120 Volts you would need 6 AWG and for 240 Volts you would need 10 AWG.
What size wire is needed for 6.3 amps 240 volts 50 foot run?
14 AWG is fine for this application.
Can you carry 240 volts over 14 gauge 2 strand wire?
240 v is dangerous and any rewiring should be done by an electrician who knows the regulations that are there to prevent electric shocks and fatalities..
Can I use 10 gauge wire with a 30 amp dryer?
Typically yes if you use a 30 amp breaker and the dryer uses 230-240 volts.
What wire gauge is needed to carry 150 amps at 240 volts?
At the service entrance you will need AWG 1/0 gauge.
What is ampere rating of 10 gauge wire at 120 volts and at 240 volts?
30 amps.
What is the ampere rating of a 8 gauge wire at 240 volts?
5 amps
What gauge wire would I need for 2500 feet for 240 volts and 0.4 amps?
A #14 wire will do the job.
What size copper wire do you need for 240 volts 16 amps at 150ft?
10 gauge
What gauge wire you would use to wire a 5kw heater hvac?
At 120 Volts you would draw about 42 amps. At 240 Volts it would be about 21 amps. For 120 Volts you would need 6 AWG and for 240 Volts you would need 10 AWG.
What gauge wire for a jacuzzi with a 40 foot run?
Depends on the amperage of the Jacuzzi and if it is 120 or 240 volts.
What gauge wire would you need 5600 watts 240 volts 23.3 amps?
AWG # 10.
What gauge wire is required for 25 amps over 100 ft at 240 volts?
10 AWG copper.
What gauge wire do you need to carry 240 volts 1000 yards?
Wire sizes are governed by the amperage the wire is to carry. To answer this question the load current is required.
What size wire for 10kw 240 volt?
10 mm2 cross section should be sufficient (#6 wire?)
Gauge wire needed for 8 amp sump pump?
you will need wiring that is at least 10 amp rated wire or higher. If you really needed to ask you might want to call an electrician Electrician here, be the pump 120 volts or 240 volts a #14 wire will handle the situation. Longer runs of 75 feet you should go to a #12 wire to compensate for voltage drop. The pump should be on its own separate circuit with a 15 amp breaker. A two pole 15 amp breaker if the pump is 240 volts.
