Wire Size and Tightening Torque
Use the following table to select the recommended wire size and terminal lug tightening torque for i/o
wire connections. Use 90 °C copper conductors for all input, output, and ground wiring.
Terminal
Item
Number
AC input lines
1 and 2
AC output lines
4, 5, and 7
AC output neutral
6
ground
3 and 8
epo Switch
14 and 15
remote Switch
16 and 17
note: wire size is presented as the recommended size followed by a bold number in () that is the maximum wire
size the terminal block can accommodate. See page 64 for knock-out hole sizes on the back of each model.
14
Cable Size - AWG
3.6
6 kVA
8 kVA
10 kVA 14-18 kVA
kVA
10 (8)
8 (8)
(1/0)
8
6
(1/0)
12 (8)
10 (8)
8
6
(1/0)
12 (8)
10 (8)
8
6
12 (8)
10 (8)
(1/0)
8
6
16
16
16
16
16
16
22 kVA
(1/0)
4 (1/0)
1 (1/0)
(1/0)
4 (1/0)
1 (1/0)
(1/0)
)
1 (1/0)
4 (1/0)
(1/0)
)
1 (1/0)
4 (1/0)
16
16
16
16
16
16
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Tightening
Torque
lb.-in. (N•m)
14.2 (1.56)
14.2 (1.56)
14.2 (1.56)
14.2 (1.56)
9.0 (0.99)
9.0 (0.99)