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Re: [Shop-talk] Extension cord length vs. wire gauge

To: Scott <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Extension cord length vs. wire gauge
From: Ronnie Day <ronnie.day@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2018 21:09:30 -0500
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I'd suggest running some voltage drop calcs for that distance. We always
use 12 AWG for anything over 25 feet.

FWIW,
Ron

On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 8:01 PM Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Guys,
>
> I need about 300 get of extension cord. 16 AWG was fine at 100 ft. Can I
> string 3 of those together without a problem, or should I go up a size?
> Draw is 4 amps.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;d suggest running some voltage drop calcs for that d=
istance. We always use 12 AWG for anything over 25 feet.<div><br></div><div=
>FWIW,</div><div>Ron</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 8:01 PM Scott Hall &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:scott=
.hall.personal@gmail.com">scott.hall.personal@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><=
/div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-le=
ft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Guys,<div dir=3D"auto=
"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I need about 300 get of extension cord. 16 AW=
G was fine at 100 ft. Can I string 3 of those together without a problem, o=
r should I go up a size? Draw is 4 amps.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><=
div dir=3D"auto">Thanks,=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"auto">Scott</div></div>
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