Wire resistance table
June 2016
Section 6: Wire resistance table
Distance
Feet (meters)
100 (30.5)
200 (61)
300 (91.4)
400 (121.9)
500 (152.4)
600 (182.9)
700 (213.4)
800 (243.8)
900 (274.3)
1000 (304.8)
1250 (381)
1500 (457.2)
1750 (533.4)
2000 (609.6)
2250 (685.8)
2500 (762)
3000 (914.4)
3500 (1066.8)
4000 (1219.2)
4500 (1371.6)
5000 (1524)
5500 (1676.4)
6000 (1828.8)
6500 (1981.2)
7000 (2133.6)
7500 (2286)
8000 (2438.4)
9000 (2743.2)
10000 (3048)
Resistance shown is one way. This figure must be doubled when determining closed loop resistance.
18
20 AWG
18 AWG
0.5 mm
2
0.8 mm
2
(ohms)
(ohms)
1.02
0.64
2.03
1.28
3.05
1.92
4.06
2.55
5.08
3.20
6.09
3.83
7.11
4.47
8.12
5.11
9.14
5.75
10.20
6.39
12.70
7.99
15.20
9.58
17.80
11.20
20.30
12.80
22.80
14.40
25.40
16.00
30.50
19.20
35.50
22.40
40.60
25.50
45.70
28.70
50.10
32.00
55.80
35.10
61.00
38.30
66.00
41.50
71.10
44.70
76.10
47.90
81.20
51.10
91.40
57.50
102.00
63.90
16 AWG
14 AWG
1.0 mm
2
2.0 mm
2
(ohms)
(ohms)
0.40
0.25
0.80
0.51
1.20
0.76
1.61
1.01
2.01
1.26
2.41
1.52
2.81
1.77
3.21
2.02
3.61
2.27
4.02
2.53
5.03
3.16
6.02
3.79
7.03
4.42
8.03
5.05
9.03
5.68
10.00
6.31
12.00
7.58
14.10
8.84
16.10
10.00
18.10
11.40
20.10
12.60
22.10
13.91
24.10
15.20
26.10
16.40
28.10
17.70
30.10
19.00
23.10
20.20
36.10
22.70
40.20
25.30
Reference Manual
MAN-0091, Revision 8
Wire resistance table