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  1. Why does Tesla recommend such a small gauge wire for their …

    Jun 18, 2020 · That chart looks way off. Consider: 12 awg used through a house - easily 50 feet or more - is standard everywhere for a 20A circuit. This chart would have you jump to 4 awg …

  2. underground - Running a 50amp 240V line 300 feet to a shed

    Jun 15, 2020 · 1 I'm looking to run a 50 amp 240v line to a shed 300 feet from my house. I have been looking around and reading a lot. Based on this website for voltage drop I need 4awg, to …

  3. How do I properly size the ground wire for a subpanel?

    Oct 12, 2020 · 3 What is the general rule for sizing ground wire relative to the conductors? I know I saw this somewhere on here, but I cannot find it. I'm running aluminum (#1 AWG aluminum) …

  4. What Wire Size for 100amp Subpanel - Home Improvement Stack …

    Feb 23, 2023 · Current Logic: For a 100amp panel, it looks like this would typically require 3 AWG THWN wire (seems that SER isn't rated for use in conduit and I've seen 3AWG (all references …

  5. breaker size, wire gauge, and minimum circuit ampacity (MCA)

    Jun 6, 2024 · I'm confused about when a circuit breaker (OCPD) must be sized for the gauge of the wire connected to it, and when it must be sized for the required minimum circuit ampacity …

  6. subpanel - What wire size do i use for a 100 amp sub panel

    Aug 20, 2023 · I bought the PowerMark Gold 100 Amp 32-Space 32-Circuit Indoor Main Breaker Circuit Breaker Panel. I was going to use a #6 stranded wire for for ground and 3 #3 stranded …

  7. What size wire do I need for a 100amp underground 300 ft run?

    So if not really needing full 100 amp load, can go down smaller wires sizes, but use smaller breaker to meet the maximum amperage rating for that wire. so for example could use a …

  8. What size breaker & wire do I need for my mini-split installation?

    Oct 24, 2023 · All wires need to be the minimum size for the breaker. You must use 8 gauge on a 40 amp breaker, no smaller. If the disconnect is fused at 30 amps then you could use 10 …

  9. electrical - What wire gauge do I need for a 100 Amp subpanel at …

    I'm going to be putting in a 100 Amp subpanel which is about 60 feet away and run through the basement joists. What gauge wire do you recommend for either aluminum and copper?

  10. What size wire for a 100 amp sub panel 20 feet away

    Sep 24, 2023 · What type and size wire do I need to run to a 100 amp sub panel about 20 feet away I know it will be a 4 wire but that’s it.