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6 AWG is the nominal wire size in copper for 50 amps. 300 feet of 6 AWG has a resistance of .12 ohms. At 50 amps the voltage drop across .12 ohms would be about 6 volts. As a rule of thumb you want to keep voltage drop to no more than 10% of the supply voltage. So it you were using 120 volts you are okay at 300 ft with 6 AWG since the drop is only 5% of the supply. If you were at 240 volts it would be even better since the drop would be 2.5%.
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What size wire is needed for a 200 amp residential service panel?
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What size wire is needed for a 200 amp residential service panel?
A 350 MCM copper wire with an insulation factor of 90 degrees C is rated at 325 amps. If the question is referring to maintaining a load of 300 amps then you have to up size the wire size because the conductor is only allowed to be loaded to 80%. A 500MCM copper wire with an insulation factor of 90 degrees C is rated at 395 amps x 80% = 316 amps.
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