Wire is rated less than the chart when it is in an unusually restricted position that prevents the flow of air round the cable to remove the heat that is generated in the resistance of the wire.
A #1 copper wire with an insulation rating of 90 degrees C is rated at 140 amps.
A wire rated to 12 v can be used for carrying a 12 v current if it has the same amperage. It is the amperage or the volume of electricity which determines the size of the wire rather than its voltage.
The amps on any wire is determined by the voltage and the load that is being served. If you are asking what is the maximum current allowed on a #8 AWG, that would be 40 amps for a 60 degree Celsius rated wire, 50 amps for a 75 degree Celsius rated wire and 55 amps for a 95 degree Celsius rated wire.
Wire can be fabricated in two different forms. Solid wire refers to a single wire, while stranded wire is a wire which is made up of more than one single solid wire twisted together. A stranded wire is much more flexible, and less subject to breaking from flexing than a stranded wire of the same size.
Conductors must have an ampacity not less than the maximum load that they are supplying.
A thicker wire has less resistance than a thinner wire.
A thicker wire has less resistance than a thinner wire.
What size is the wire? AWG 10, 600V is rated for 30 amps. Any AWG less than 6 would also be ok for a 30 amp circuit....
A #1 copper wire with an insulation rating of 90 degrees C is rated at 140 amps.
A wire that is thicker than another wire of the same material has less resistance
Due to the less space available for the electrons to travel across the thinner wire.
Because the shorter wire gives less resistance than the longer one and more electricity per inch is distributed to the shorter wire.
A wire rated to 12 v can be used for carrying a 12 v current if it has the same amperage. It is the amperage or the volume of electricity which determines the size of the wire rather than its voltage.
The amps on any wire is determined by the voltage and the load that is being served. If you are asking what is the maximum current allowed on a #8 AWG, that would be 40 amps for a 60 degree Celsius rated wire, 50 amps for a 75 degree Celsius rated wire and 55 amps for a 95 degree Celsius rated wire.
16 Ga wire is smaller than 14 Ga. The answer is absolutely NO!
To do so LEGALLY, the circuit breaker must not be rated at a capacity (in AMPS) greater than the SMALLEST wire.
Wire can be fabricated in two different forms. Solid wire refers to a single wire, while stranded wire is a wire which is made up of more than one single solid wire twisted together. A stranded wire is much more flexible, and less subject to breaking from flexing than a stranded wire of the same size.