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I hope this is useful folks..............
Total RMS Power (watts)
Distance 4 feet 8 feet 12 feet 16 feet 20 feet
100 10 gauge 10 gauge 8 gauge 8 gauge 4 gauge
200 10 gauge 8 gauge 8 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge
400 8 gauge 8 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge
600 8 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge
800 4 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge
1000 4 gauge 4 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge
1400 4 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge
The guage system is american, easy enough to get around. The table shows the wattage first, then the size of cable for the length of the run.
Total RMS
Power (watts) Current
Amps
100 16
200 32
400 64
600 96
800 128
1000 160
1200 172
1400 188
The above table shows the amount of current a certain wattage will draw to make it work properly.
for relays and additional information, have a look at:
http://www.winford.com/products/rly102.php?gclid=CN6ypuyuzZsCFVUA4wodOVegKQ
Regards
Dave
Total RMS Power (watts)
Distance 4 feet 8 feet 12 feet 16 feet 20 feet
100 10 gauge 10 gauge 8 gauge 8 gauge 4 gauge
200 10 gauge 8 gauge 8 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge
400 8 gauge 8 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge
600 8 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge
800 4 gauge 4 gauge 4 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge
1000 4 gauge 4 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge
1400 4 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge 2 gauge
The guage system is american, easy enough to get around. The table shows the wattage first, then the size of cable for the length of the run.
Total RMS
Power (watts) Current
Amps
100 16
200 32
400 64
600 96
800 128
1000 160
1200 172
1400 188
The above table shows the amount of current a certain wattage will draw to make it work properly.
for relays and additional information, have a look at:
http://www.winford.com/products/rly102.php?gclid=CN6ypuyuzZsCFVUA4wodOVegKQ
Regards
Dave