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A wire is usually a cylindrical length of copper. Its cross-section area has to be about 1/8 sq. mm for each amp of current it has to carry, for normal thin wires that carry currents up to about 30 amps for no more than 2 hours per day.

Wires that are too thin waste energy, and in excessive cases can overheat.

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