
2/0 and 2 AWG? - DoItYourself.com Community Forums
2004年10月12日 · Electrical - AC & DC - 2/0 and 2 AWG? - Hello I'm not an electrician but, have some residential experience. It's mostly been with inside stuff. I am looking at upgrading the service entrance on an old home and saw requirements of 200 amp - 2/0 150 amp - 1 AWG 100 amp - 4 AWG. I'm assuming since there is a 1 and 4
2/0 wire connected to 60A circuit breaker? - DoItYourself.com
2006年5月23日 · For more than 2 wires, 40% is allowed. 1 1/4" will do. By the way, table 1 does not apply to a piece of conduit used for protection of wires from physical damage. It applies only to continuous conduit. So, technically, any sch 80 pvc conduit large enough to hold the cable will do. The diameter of 2-2-2-4 is 0.944" and 1 1/4" PVC is 1.25" ID.
Attaching big wires onto the neutral/ground bar
2005年12月10日 · Meanwhile, I acquired 2 AWG for the three power cables and 4 AWG for the ground. I also have 6 AWG for connecting to grounding rods. Problem: the 100 Amp breaker will take in the 2 AWG cable, but the neutral/ground bar has no set screws that will accept 2 …
7 Sizes of Heat Shrink Tubing | DoItYourself.com
2010年2月11日 · 3/32 tubing has a .0938 inch diameter with a 2:1 shrink ratio and is recommended for 16 to 26 AWG wire. 3 mm tubing has a .118 inch diameter with a 2:1 shrink ratio and is recommended for 16 to 22 AWG wire. 5 mm tubing has a .198 inch diameter with a 2:1 shrink ratio and is recommended for 10 to 14 AWG wire
BASIC wire question - DoItYourself.com Community Forums
2008年8月19日 · The # after the slash for wire size, 1/0, 2/0, 3/0, and 4/0 is always a zero, pronounced "aught", and means the wire size is X number of zeros, where X is the number before the slash. For example, 2/0 is pronounced "two-aught", …
Maximum length 14/2 lighting circuit run - DoItYourself.com
2013年3月31日 · Electrical - AC & DC - Maximum length 14/2 lighting circuit run - I am rewiring my 1906 home. For the second floor lighting circuit, I brought power to the closest 4 square switch box for the second floor foyer light.
Maximum number of wires in 1/2" conduit - DoItYourself.com
2005年4月6日 · Antun, it actually depends on the type of wire and how it is insulated. the most common wire in conduit for residential purposes is thhn/thwn. This desigantion will be printed on the outside cover of the wire. Assuming you are using thhn/thwn you can put 9 conductors that are #12 awg or 6 conductors that are #10 awg in 1/2" rigid metal conduit.
What is the biggest thhn copper wire that will fit into a
2007年6月24日 · 5 x #12 solid THHN in this "reduced wall" aluminum flex conduit, 1/2". I didn't expect this level of effort. using a snake, lube, someone pushing, me pulling, and only 15' of conduit and only 1 real bend, but unsupported in old work.
best method for connecting ~5 12AWG wires? - DoItYourself.com
2011年2月25日 · Wago makes a push-in connector that takes up to 6 #12 conductors, Ideal also makes push-ins. Red or Blue Ideal wing nuts and wing twists take 5 #12 conductors as will the B2 red B-caps from Buchanen.
Running a dedicated 230 volt line for Airconditioner
2001年7月16日 · A 15 amp, 14 awg, two pole 230 volt circuit is the minimum circuit allowed by the NEC. You might want to go both switchman's way and my way half and half. An A/C unit often run for long periods of time, also using a large amount of electricity a month.