Peavey 1400 Owner's Manual page 9

Wire Guage Charts
Stranded Cable Lgth.
(ft.)
5
10
40
80
Stranded Cable Lgth.
(m)
2
5
10
30
Wire Gauge (AWG) Power Loss
(8 ohm load)
18 0.81%
16 0.51
14 0.32
12 0.20
10 0.128
18 1.61%
16 1.02
14 0.64
12 0.40
10 0.25
18 6.2%
16 4.0
14 2.5
12 1.60
10 1.01
8 0.60
18 11.9%
16 7.7
14 5.0
12 3.2
10 2.0
8 1.20
Power Loss
Wire Gauge (mm 2 )
(8 ohm load)
2.9%
0.3
0.5 1.74
1.16
0.75
0.58
1.5
2.5 0.35
0.22
4
0.5 4.3%
2.9
0.75
1.45
1.5
2.5 0.87
0.55
4
0.37
6
8.24%
0.5
5.6
0.75
1.5 2.9
1.74
2.5
1.09
4
6 0.73
15.5%
0.75
1.5 8.2
5.1
2.5
4 3.2
6 2.2
1.31
10
Power Loss
(4 ohm load)
1.61%
1.02
0.64
0.40
0.25
3.2%
2.0
1.28
0.80
0.51
11.9%
7.7
5.0
3.2
2.0
1.20
22%
14.6
9.6
6.2
4.0
2.4
Power Loss
(4 ohm load)
5.6%
3.4
2.3
1.16
0.70
0.44
8.2%
5.6
2.9
1.74
1.09
0.73
15.5%
10.8
5.6
2.9
1.74
1.09
25%
15.5
9.8
6.3
4.3
2.6
9
Power Loss
(2 ohm load)
3.2%
2.0
1.28
0.80
0.51
6.2%
4.0
2.5
1.60
1.01
22%
14.6
9.6
6.2
4.0
2.4
37%
26
17.8
11.8
7.7
4.7
Power Loss
(2 ohm load)
10.8%
6.7
4.5
2.3
1.39
0.87
15.5%
10.8
5.6
3.4
2.2
1.45
28%
19.9
10.8
6.7
4.3
2.9
45%
28
18.2
12.0
8.2
5.1