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The grounding wire is not intended to be a load-carrying conductor in ordinary use, but rather a SAFETY conductor. Grounding wires are often "one size smaller" than the associated load conductors in the same cable.
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What is 8 Gauge wire mesh thickness?
GAUGE IS THICKNESS THE SMALLER THE # THE THICKER 2- THICK 22- THIN
Can 10 3 wiring be used on a cook-top rated at 40 amp?
NO, 10ga has a max of 30 amp, you need 8ga, you should get 8/3wgr, That is 4 wires 2-hot, 1- neutral,1-ground, some appliance's have a ground strap so if the wire only has 3 then you can omit the neutral. But new code is, if installing new wire, must have neutral and ground. Old style- 2-hot,1- neutral. New- 2-hot, 1- neutral,1-ground.
What wire size to use from breaker box to earth ground rod?
The wire size used in a service entrance distribution panel is governed by the size of the services over current device. The larger the service, the larger the fault current could be, the larger the ground wire to carry the fault current to ground. If the largest service conductor carries 100 amps use a #8, 200 amps - #6, 400 amps - #3, 600 amps - #1, 800 amps - 1/0 and over 800 amps - 2/0 for the ground wire. <<>> Golden Valley Electric Assoc. in Alaska requires #4AWG copper wire for a ground from the breaker box to earth ground rod. The same goes from the service entrance panel on the pole.
Can a 8 awg wire be replaced by 2 10 awg wires?
yes, it will in theory work, however it is a NEC violation to paralell wires smaller than 1/0, code section 310.10H.
What size ground wire for a 200 amp service panel to the water meter?
#6 should be fine...Canadian Code anyway....
What is 8 Gauge wire mesh thickness?
GAUGE IS THICKNESS THE SMALLER THE # THE THICKER 2- THICK 22- THIN
What size ground wire to water meter for 400 amp service?
You need 2 ground rods of 8' in length. One under the meter base and another one 6' to either side of the meter base. Drive them into the ground with just enough sticking up to connect the ground wire.
Does having a smaller power wire ie 8 gauge decrease your amplifiers maximum capabilty?
the smaller the wire the less amps it will send to you amplifier.
What size ground wire should I use for a 50 amp hot tub panel?
# 10 bare copper.
Does the amp cable connects to the negative for a car stereo?
NO. Just ground the amp to the chassis try to make ground short as possable about 12 inches is plenty. BE SURE GROUND WIRE IS THE SAME GAGE AS THE POWER WIRE. If its an 8 ga. + then use 8 ga. for the ground.
What size wire for a 40 amp breaker?
A 40 amp breaker is used in conjunction with AWG # 8 copper wire. The black and red wires are connected to the breaker. The ground wire is connected to the ground bar and the white wire is connected to the neutral bar.
Is a number 14 gauge wire smaller than a number 8 gauge wire?
No, using the AWG system of measuring wire sizes the smaller the wire numbers go the larger the wire size becomes. Hence the number 14 is smaller that the number 16 so it is largest in size of the two wires.
What size ground wire is required for 80 amp service?
Ground is sized based on the size of the feeder wire and not the amps of the service! However, for a 600 amp service 1500MCM copper wire is one option (NEC 310.16) ;therefor, ground wire is 3/O copper (NEC 250.66) or another option is a two sets of 350 MCM copper wire then a #2 copper (since the biggest feeder wire is 350MCM).
What is smaller than three eighth inch?
2/8 is smaller and 2/8 is 1/4
What size ground wire needed for 75 amps at 208 volts?
#8 copper
What size of ground wire for a bank of 3 one 100 amp panels?
#8 would be fine if you ground each panel separately to the ground rod
How far can you run a 1.5 hp swimming pool pump on 12 2 with a ground?
12-2 can easily support a 220V 1.5 HP pump out to 200Ft. However you may need a separate #8 ground wire in some states.
