Useful Information; Cable Calculator - Solid State Logic CapLite 64 Setup & Installation Manual

Useful information

Cable Calculator

Use the first table to calculate the current that the cable will need to carry.
If the cable will be supplying current to more than one load add all the currents together (e.g. 61x 70
ohm magnets with a 15V supply = 61 x 0.2A = 12.2A).
Use the second table to find the cable thickness required for the load.
If the cable will be more than 10 metres (30 feet) long, then use the next size up.
Current has been calculated at 6A per square mm.
10-11
10 1.0A
12 1.2A
14 1.4A
15 1.5A
16 1.6A
17 1.7A
18 1.8A
20 2.0A
22 2.2A
24 2.4A
European Wire Gauges
Strands/dia. SWG
7/0.2
16/0.2
24/0.2
32/0.2
50/0.2
1/1.78
7/0.85
7/1.04
7/1.35
Strands/dia = number of strands, each of diameter in
mm
SWG = Standard Wire Gauge (British)
CSA = Cross sectional area (mm
23 | P a g e
12-14 15-19
0.8A 0.7A
1.0A 0.8A
1.2A 0.9A
1.3A 1.0A
1.3A 1.1A
1.4A 1.1A
1.5A 1.2A
1.7A 1.3A
1.8A 1.5A
2.0A 1.6A
CSA Max Current
24 0.22
21 0.50
19 0.75
18 1.01
17 1.57 10.0A
15 2.50 15.0A
13 4.00 24.0A
11 6.00 36.0A
9 10.00 60.0A
)
2
Load (Ohms)
20-29 30-49 50-69
0.5A 0.3A 0.2A
0.6A 0.4A 0.2A
0.7A 0.5A 0.3A
0.8A 0.5A 0.3A
0.8A 0.5A 0.3A
0.9A 0.6A 0.3A
0.9A 0.6A 0.4A
1.0A 0.7A 0.4A
1.1A 0.7A 0.4A
1.2A 0.8A 0.5A
I = V ÷ R
American Wire Gauges
Strands/AWG AWG
1.4A 7/32
3.0A 7/30
4.5A 10/30
6.0A 16/30
26/30
41/30
65/30
105/30
Strands/AWG = number of strands, each of
gauge
AWG = American Wire Gauge
CSA = Cross sectional area (in
70-99 100-149 150-9999
0.1A 0.1A 0.1A
0.2A 0.1A 0.1A
0.2A 0.1A 0.1A
0.2A 0.2A 0.1A
0.2A 0.2A 0.1A
0.2A 0.2A 0.1A
0.3A 0.2A 0.1A
0.3A 0.2A 0.1A
0.3A 0.2A 0.1A
0.3A 0.2A 0.2A
CSA
24 0.000341
22 0.000533
20 0.000761
18 0.001217
16 0.001978
14 0.00312
12 0.004946
10 0.007989
)
2
Max Current
1.3A
2.0A
3.0A
4.7A
7.5A
12.0A
19.0A
30.0A