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<p>It comes down to voltage drop. You generally don't want voltage
drop of more than around 5%.<br>
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<p>At 4 amps, a 100ft 16ga cord is going to have a voltage drop of
about 3.5V. This is okay. At 300ft, the voltage drop will be
about 9.5V. That's unacceptable. Assuming your equipment still
functions, your cord would be dissipating around 40W of heat due
to internal resistance.</p>
<p>300ft of 14ga cord will have a drop of around 6V. That's
marginal.</p>
<p>12ga cord will have a drop of about 3.75V. That's okay.</p>
<p>So go with 12ga cord. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/30/18 15:54, Scott Hall wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">Guys,
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<div dir="auto">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.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Thanks, </div>
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