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Electrical Report QW
for a typical electrical circuit with two wires - one back and one forth - this is the
length of the two wires together. The maximum distance between the source and the
equipment is half the calculated distance
in a car where equipment can be grounded to the chassis - the body of the car acts
as the negative wire. The electrical resistance in the chassis can normally be
neglected and the maximum distance equals the calculated distance
12
Voltage (volts)
10
Current (amps)
I = P / U (1)
where
I = current (amps)
P = power (watts)
U = voltage (volts)
(1) with values
I = (50 W) / (12 V)
= 4.2 A
From the diagram above the maximum length of the total wire back and forth should not
exceed approximately 8 m for gauge #10 (5.26 mm2). By increasing the size of the wire to
gauge #2 (33.6 mm2) the maximum length is limited to approximately 32 m.
In a 12V system with maximum 2% voltage drop - and current 10 amps - the maximum total
length of the wire back and forth can be calculated with Ohm's law
U = R L I (2)
where
(2) rearranged for L
L = U / (R I) (2b)
(2b) with values
= 8.3 m
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