[PSUBS-MAILIST] Wire size

[Steve McQueen]

A good primer on this topic is a book titled The 12 Volt Bible For Boats by
Miner Brotherton, ISBN 0-07-139233-5.  My library had a copy.

Steve

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From: Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces at psubs.org]
On Behalf Of Marc de Piolenc
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 1:56 AM
To: swaters; Personal Submersibles General Discussion
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Wire size

No - it's the current (amps) that determines wire size. A wire sized for
20 amps will probably overheat and cause excessive voltage drop if used to
carry 60 amps.

Marc de Piolenc

On 7/19/2013 12:37 AM, swaters wrote:
> Would the same size wire that runs 12 volt 20 amp, run 36 volt 60 amp?
> I figured this is true based on 36 volt is moving 3 time faster.
> I can't find a 36 volt wire size chart anywhere.
> Thanks,
> Scott Waters
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