

| Subject: | Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights |
| From: | David Beierl |
| Date: | Fri, 4 Oct 2002 23:24:02 -0400 |
Argh. Let's try that table again. It's a linear relationship, so I can just drop this little table in here for gauge vs voltage drop at ten amps and ten feet. Y'all can multiply and divide from there (my numbers are for 150F, figure a few per cent less drop at 77F). The only factors are the current and the resistance, so for a given current you can just add up the drops from various segments of the line. Don't forget there are losses at the connectors too. E (drop in volts) I (amps) Ft Ga ohm/k-ft 0.0057 10 10 "0000 0.057 0.0073 "000 0.073 0.0092 "00 0.092 0.0116 "0 0.116 0.0146 1 0.146 0.0184 2 0.184 0.0232 3 0.232 0.0292 4 0.292 0.0369 5 0.369 0.0465 6 0.465 0.0586 7 0.586 0.0739 8 0.739 0.0932 9 0.932 0.118 10 1.18 0.148 11 1.48 0.187 12 1.87 0.236 13 2.36 0.297 14 2.97 0.375 15 3.75 0.473 16 4.73 0.596 17 5.96 0.751 18 7.51 0.948 19 9.48 1.19 20 11.9 -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation"
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