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|    George Herold to Andy    |
|    Re: Ampacity of 18 gauge wire    |
|    06 Sep 18 11:22:26    |
      From: gherold@teachspin.com              On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 10:05:57 AM UTC-4, Andy wrote:       > I looked at an ampacity table but it was confusing.       >       > Would a 4 ft. length of 18 AWG wire be ok for a 10 amp load.? (Circular saw)       >       > Thanks,       > Andy              For four feet that should be OK. (I'm not at all an electrician.)       Heck run a double strand if you are worried about it.              George H.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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