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Subject:Fwd: Re: Wire Gauges for Solar panels for your Vanagon
From:David Etter
Date:Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:59:02 -0300

>LET ME TRY THIS AGAIN!
>
>The chart below was taken from a booklet put out by 'SURE POWER INDUSTRIES"
>
>Spread your page out wide and let's hope the columns line up...
>
>                                                David(dsl82westy)
>P.S.: anyone wishing an original of this pdf booklet, just ask via pm
>and I will do my best to send it along.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>9.1
>
>  The charts on these pages show wire sizes for both a 10% voltage
>drop (most normal accessories) and a 3% voltage drop (sensitive
>electronics).
>
>WIRE GAUGE for 10% Voltage Drop 12 Volt Systems (AWG)
>
>Wire to load in Feet   10      15      20      25      30      35
>       40      45      50
>Current (amps)
>       5               14      14      14      14      14      14
>       14      14      12
>       10              14      14      14      12      12      12
>       10      10      10
>       15              14      14      12      10      10      10
>       8       8       8
>       20              12      12      10      10      8       8
>       8       6       6
>       25              10      10      10      8       8       8
>       6       6       6
>
>
>
>WIRE GAUGE For 3% Voltage Drop 12 Volt Systems (AWG)
>
>Wire to load in Feet   10      15      20      25      30      35
>       40      45      50
>Current (amps)
>       5               14      12      12      10      10      8
>       8       8       8
>       10              12      10      8       8       6       6
>       6       4       4
>       15              10      8       6       6       4       4
>       4       4       2
>       20              8       6       6       4       4       2
>       2       2       2
>       25              8       6       4       4       2       2
>       2       1       1

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