> Hmmm .. just wonder why the large wire requirement, Phil? We are
not
> connecting a restaurant size `lectric range here. Assuming we are
talking
> AWG size wiring, the current carrying capabilities @ 230-240 VAC,
single ~
> is about:
> #4 = 37,000 watts
> #6 = 27,000 watts
> #10= 13,800 watts
> #16= 5,750 watts
> (Approximately, safely ... your mileage may vary!)
> Is that not correct?
That is not correct because you did not specify a length.
I don't like warm wiring inside my walls, so I spring for a few bucks
more for cable
when I wire a ham shack. My service here is 37 kva from the street
transformer.
The power company chose to run size 0 wires for the 50 foot run to my
service
entrance panel. I guess we are conservatives down here in Texas!
The bottom line is that you do not want anymore system voltage drop
than is absolutely
necessary.
I was also advising the wire size not for a 4-1000A, but for the
monster transformer
the guy has there. If Rich convinces him to try a 8171 amp at a later
date, he will not have to
rewire the ham shack.
(((73)))
Phil, K5PC
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