Questions tagged [ampacity]
A portmanteau combining the words for Amperage and Capacity. Defined as the maximum current (Amperage) that a device or conductor can carry without sustaining immediate or progressive deterioration. Defined in some electrical codes.
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How to optimise wire gauge selection for electromagnetic applications?
Disclaimer: Hobbyist "maker" with limited experience and no relevant education. Please considerate and answer in detail. Feel free to skip to "Question".
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I have an ...
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Why are AWG charts rated in amperes and not in watts? [duplicate]
American wire gauge chart is rated in Ampacity. Isn't it wise to be rated in watts?
Let say a wire is rated to conduct a certain amount of current what's going to happen when the voltage goes higher ...
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NEC Ampacities Data
This data shows the Allowable Ampacities of Insulated Conductors Rated 0 to 2000V, for Copper conductors, as listed in the NEC NFPA 70E Table 310.16, used for estimating the current ratings for power ...
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Why would this power mosfet be made in a surface mount package?
I’m looking at the CSD17303Q5 power mosfet which boasts a 100A max drain current. It confuses me why they have it in a VSON surface mount package because most pcbs would not be able to handle that ...
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Derating ampacity of a wire if it is stranded?
Do I need to derate a wire if it is stranded? Or will a #12 wire have the same ampacity whether or not it is stranded? Is this affected at all by AC versus DC?
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Battery connector and wire ampacity
I’m considering using a JST ACH connector with my LiPo, but I don’t understand whether the current rating on the data sheet is for aggregate or for each wire individually (which is my guess since they ...
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Ampacity of Conductive Tape
How do I measure ampacity of conductive tape? I want to replace a wired battery to equipment connection with copper adhesive tape because I need a very low profile on the connection.
The maximum ...
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Are rated cable ampacities per conductor or per circuit?
I'd like to construct a cable using connectors DigiKey 708-1190-ND to connect a 20A LED to its power supply. The connector is rated "32A". In this example the connector's third pin will not be ...
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120 Watts and 7.2 Volts, how many Amps?
For a project I need to switch on a simple handheld vacuum cleaner with an Arduino. I am thinking of using a relay or mosfet.
I opened the case and a 7.4 V 2200 mAh Li-Ion battery powers the motor, ...
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Ampacity Testing
Just a simple understanding question.
If I obtained a DC bench power supply that has a current limit, could I test the ampacity of a wire by connecting said wire across the terminals?
So when I slowly ...
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Proper supply wiring for CNC router 4.1 kW 3Φ motor and 120 V accessories?
I'm building a CNC router table that has a three-phase 220 V spindle motor, and 120 V computer (and accessories). The spindle's nameplate:
As you can see it tops out at 20.3 A @ 220 V.
The VFD’s (...
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Determining safe current and fuse rating for LV LED lighting
My home builder pre-pulled a length of 18-8 solid copper wire (18 AWG, 8 insulated conductors inside single jacket) into the ceiling of a room where I want to use some LED lighting with a remote power ...
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Suitable connector/wire for 3A output from PSU
I've searched through the questions that have been asked but none have dealt with this particular problem:
I'm designing a PSU board that will have, among other things, a 12V/3A regulator. I want to ...
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PSU for Ampacity test of connection
i have this problem. I have to validate with a test that my connection on my power board can carry the nominal current required by the specs.
For current around 10A the setup I'm using is a ...
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How to choose proper size of high power DC cable connections
I can't understand how to properly calculate AWG of a cable working in DC at high current: I found several tables for AC, but I don't know if/how they can be applied to DC.
My system is rated 70V/...
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Magnet Wire Insulation
A close examination on magnet wire tables of various manufacturers like `http://www.epicos.com/EPCompanyProfileWeb/Content/CABLES/Magnet%20Wire%20Data%20Sheet.pdf (page 9),shows that the ratio of the ...
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Which wire gauge for a 250 ampere source?
I have two 6V 220Ah DC golf cart batteries that I want to put in series to make a 12V 220Ah output that I will connect to a 3000W power inverter. My problem is finding the proper connecting wires for ...
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Calculate gauge of wire with voltage and current
I would like to figure out these two things:
X gauge of wire needed dependent on the current needed, and the length.
X max length of wire dependent on the current, and the gauge.
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Current capacity of copper wires in vacuum
I’d like to know the current carrying capacity of copper wires in vacuum.
The current plan (NPI) calls for sending ~3 amps through the vacuum space of a cryostat.
Has anyone done this? Have any ...
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Voltage Drop and Safe Current Load on CAT5 Cable
I am going to use this passive PoE injector cable set to power a Raspberry Pi model B.
The Raspberry Pi model B consumes between 700mA-1000mA (mine will also be powering the RPi Camera Module). Using ...
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3 phase circuit, 3 x single-phase (hot-hot) loads: what ampacity?
I'm not an electrician (thus the question), but I'd like to know what is possible from a specification standpoint.
Let's say we have a standard 3 phase power supply for a commercial building. We want ...
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Allowable ampacity through cable
For an application we are considering pulsing a current through a conductor.
The conductor have an ampacity rating of 12.5A for continuous operation.
During the pulse we get currents around 25A and ...
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Are there any rules of thumb when computing pulse current ratings for PCB traces?
Say I have a surface PCB trace, 4 oz, 50 mils. That trace should be able to carry around 15 amps continuous, according a calculator I'm using. (Obviously your trace ampacity estimates may vary with ...
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how to calculate thickness of copper conductor
Can you please explain how to calculate thickness of a copper conductor for the next task:
I would like to use a DC power supply instead of some batteries for my sensors. So we have V volts and AH ...
