2 0 Battery Cable Amp Rating
Usually a general purpose house circuit is designed for 20.
2 0 battery cable amp rating. The number and type of electrical devices connected to a circuit determine the ampacity requirement of the conductor. Use 2 0 battery cables for hard to crank engines like high compression big blocks or diesel engines electric vehicle battery banks depending on controller amperage and large rv power converters house batteries. Our battery cable is american made and comes in gauge awg sizes of 6 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 and 4 0 with 6 gauge being the smallest and 4 0 gauge being the largest. Battery cable is used to power your electrical system and is sized according to the american wire gauge or awg for short specification for electrically conductive cables.
A lower rating will decrease the current carrying capacity of the wire. Total 2 0 gauge welding battery pure copper flexible cable wire model 2 0 awg 15b 15r 2 0g 15b 15r 112 05 112 05. When useing battery cable in low voltage electrical systems such as 12 volts the total length of both the positive and negative. Now lets say that your voltage drop is 10.
Choosing the correct wire a locate the current in amps of your appliance across the top of. 60 c 140 f 75 c 167 f awg mm copper. To use the chart included with this technical brief follow the instructions below. Now your voltmeter at the other end of your battery cable will read 10 8 volts 12 volts 10 and that same 100 amp current draw will cause your battery cable to absorb 120.
Get free shipping on qualified 2 0 wire or buy online pick up in store today in the electrical department. If your circuit needs 100 amps of current the battery cable will absorb 24 watts of power because of it s resistance. The tables below are intended to be a general guide for wire size and amp ratings. The 2 0 is rated to handle 330 amps continuous outside of engine space 280 amps continuous inside engine space.
2 0 gauge awg battery cable is designed for higher amperage applications with a maximum voltage rating of 60 volts dc. Please choose a rating. You must use the correct size wire for the current load requirement of the circuit to prevent the wire from overheating. In addition the dc wire selection chart shown below assumes a wire insulation rating of 105 c.
2 0 battery cable can comfortably handle 200 amps at a cable length of 15 feet the outside diameter of the cable is aproximately 0 605 inches. Buy fjc 45265 25 2 0 gauge booster cable with 800 amp rating clamp.