Appendix C: Calculations
Length
Resistance
Ω
(in feet)
550
0.87764
600
0.95744
650
1.03724
700
1.11704
750
1.19684
800
1.27664
850
1.35644
900
1.43624
950
1.51604
1000
1.59584
1050
1.67564
1100
1.75544
1150
1.83524
1200
1.91504
1250
1.99484
1300
2.07464
1350
2.15444
1400
2.23424
1450
2.31404
1500
2.39384
1550
2.47364
1600
2.55344
1650
2.63324
14 AWG Cable
Length
Resistance
Ω
@ 0.25 A @ 0.5 A @ 0.75 A @ 1.0 A @ 1.25 A @ 1.50 A @ 1.75 A
(in feet)
25
0.063125
0.01578125 0.0315625 0.04734375 0.063125 0.07890625 0.0946875 0.11046875 0.12625 0.14203125 0.1578125
50
0.12625
0.0315625 0.063125 0.0946875 0.12625
100
0.2525
0.063125
150
0.37875
0.0946875 0.189375 0.2840625 0.37875
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@ 0.75
@ 0.25 A @ 0.5 A
A
0.21941
0.43882 0.65823 0.87764 1.09705
0.23936
0.47872 0.71808 0.95744 1.1968
0.25931
0.51862 0.77793 1.03724 1.29655
0.27926
0.55852 0.83778 1.11704 1.3963
0.29921
0.59842 0.89763 1.19684 1.49605
0.31916
0.63832 0.95748 1.27664 1.5958
0.33911
0.67822 1.01733 1.35644 1.69555
0.35906
0.71812 1.07718 1.43624 1.7953
0.37901
0.75802 1.13703 1.51604 1.89505
0.39896
0.79792 1.19688 1.59584 1.9948
0.41891
0.83782 1.25673 1.67564 2.09455
0.43886
0.87772 1.31658 1.75544 2.1943
0.45881
0.91762 1.37643 1.83524 2.29405
0.47876
0.95752 1.43628 1.91504 2.3938
0.49871
0.99742 1.49613 1.99484 2.49355
0.51866
1.03732 1.55598 2.07464 2.5933
0.53861
1.07722 1.61583 2.15444 2.69305
0.55856
1.11712 1.67568 2.23424 2.7928
0.57851
1.15702 1.73553 2.31404 2.89255
0.59846
1.19692 1.79538 2.39384 2.9923
0.61841
1.23682 1.85523 2.47364 3.09205
0.63836
1.27672 1.91508 2.55344 3.1918
0.65831
1.31662 1.97493 2.63324 3.29155
0.12625
0.189375
0.2525
Voltage Drop per Conductor
@ 1.50
@ 1.0 A
@ 1.25 A
A
1.31646
1.43616
1.55586
1.67556
1.79526
1.91496
2.03466
2.15436
2.27406
2.39376
2.51346
2.63316
2.75286
2.87256
2.99226
3.11196
3.23166
3.35136
3.47106
3.59076
3.71046
3.83016
3.94986
Voltage Drop per Conductor
0.1578125 0.189375 0.2209375 0.2525
0.315625
0.37875
0.441875
0.4734375 0.568125 0.6628125 0.7575
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@ 2.00
@ 1.75 A
@ 2.25 A
A
1.53587
1.75528 1.97469
1.67552
1.91488 2.15424
1.81517
2.07448 2.33379
1.95482
2.23408 2.51334
2.09447
2.39368 2.69289
2.23412
2.55328 2.87244
2.37377
2.71288 3.05199
2.51342
2.87248 3.23154
2.65307
3.03208 3.41109
2.79272
3.19168 3.59064
2.93237
3.35128 3.77019
3.07202
3.51088 3.94974
3.21167
3.67048 4.12929
3.35132
3.83008 4.30884
3.49097
3.98968 4.48839
3.63062
4.14928 4.66794
3.77027
4.30888 4.84749
3.90992
4.46848 5.02704
4.04957
4.62808 5.20659
4.18922
4.78768 5.38614
4.32887
4.94728 5.56569
4.46852
5.10688 5.74524
4.60817
5.26648 5.92479
@ 2.00
@ 2.25 A @ 2.50 A
A
0.2840625 0.315665
0.505
0.568125
0.8521875 0.947015
@ 2.50 A
2.1941
2.3936
2.5931
2.7926
2.9921
3.1916
3.3911
3.5906
3.7901
3.9896
4.1891
4.3886
4.5881
4.7876
4.9871
5.1866
5.3861
5.5856
5.7851
5.9846
6.1841
6.3836
6.5831
0.63134
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