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DC VoltageDropCalculator
DC VoltageDropCalculator
Wire Wire
Ampacity Ampacity
Wire Size non-engine engine
16 25 21.3 Wire Too Small For Load
14 35 29.8
12 45 38.3 Voltage Drop Too Large
10 60 51
8 80 68 10% Max Voltage Drop
6 120 102
4 160 136 3% Max Voltage Drop
2 210 178.5
1 245 208.3
0 285 242.3
00 330 280.5
000 385 327.3
0000 445 378.3
Engine Space
Inside
17
21
30
38
51
68
102
130
178
208
242
280
327
378
Area
AWG Dia Inch Cir Mil Dia cm Inch2 lb/kft ohms Ohms
/kft /km
In part from Reference Data for Engineers: Radio, Electronics, Computer and Communications 7th Ed
CU Max CU Max
free-air enclosed
Amps Amps
0.53 0.32
0.86 0.52
1.4 0.83
2.2 1.3
3.5 2.1
7 5
11 7.5
16 10
22 13
32 17
41 23
55 33
73 46
101 60
135 80
181 100
211 125
245 150
283 175
328 200
380 225
Communications 7th Ed At 20 C