16 Awg Cable - VES Compas Fire Alarm Control Panel Installation Manual

Appendix C: Calculations

16 AWG Cable

Length
Resistance
Ω
(in feet)
25 0.1004
50 0.2008
100 0.4016
150 0.6024
200 0.8032
250 1.004
300 1.2048
350 1.4056
400 1.6064
450 1.8072
500 2.008
550 2.2088
600 2.4096
650 2.6104
700 2.8112
750 3.012
800 3.2128
850 3.4136
900 3.6144
950 3.8152
1000 4.016
1050 4.2168
1100 4.4176
1150 4.6184
1200 4.8192
1250 5.02
1300 5.2208
1350 5.4216
1400 5.6224
1450 5.8232
1500 6.024
1550 6.2248
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@ 0.25 @ 0.75
@ 0.5 A
A A
0.0251 0.0502 0.0753
0.0502 0.1004 0.1506
0.1004 0.2008 0.3012
0.1506 0.3012 0.4518
0.2008 0.4016 0.6024
0.251 0.502 0.753
0.3012 0.6024 0.9036
0.3514 0.7028 1.0542
0.4016 0.8032 1.2048
0.4518 0.9036 1.3554
0.502 1.004 1.506
0.5522 1.1044 1.6566
0.6024 1.2048 1.8072
0.6526 1.3052 1.9578
0.7028 1.4056 2.1084
0.753 1.506 2.259
0.8032 1.6064 2.4096
0.8534 1.7068 2.5602
0.9036 1.8072 2.7108
0.9538 1.9076 2.8614
1.004 2.008 3.012
1.0542 2.1084 3.1626
1.1044 2.2088 3.3132
1.1546 2.3092 3.4638
1.2048 2.4096 3.6144
1.255 2.51 3.765
1.3052 2.6104 3.9156
1.3554 2.7108 4.0662
1.4056 2.8112 4.2168
1.4558 2.9116 4.3674
1.506 3.012 4.518
1.5562 3.1124 4.6686
Voltage Drop per Conductor
@ 1.25 @ 1.50
@ 1.0 A
A A
0.1004 0.1255 0.1506
0.2008 0.251 0.3012
0.4016 0.502 0.6024
0.6024 0.753 0.9036
0.8032 1.004 1.2048
1.004 1.255 1.506
1.2048 1.506 1.8072
1.4056 1.757 2.1084
1.6064 2.008 2.4096
1.8072 2.259 2.7108
2.008 2.51 3.012
2.2088 2.761 3.3132
2.4096 3.012 3.6144
2.6104 3.263 3.9156
2.8112 3.514 4.2168
3.012 3.765 4.518
3.2128 4.016 4.8192
3.4136 4.267 5.1204
3.6144 4.518 5.4216
3.8152 4.769 5.7228
4.016 5.02 6.024
4.2168 5.271 6.3252
4.4176 5.522 6.6264
4.6184 5.773 6.9276
4.8192 6.024 7.2288
5.02 6.275 7.53
5.2208 6.526 7.8312
5.4216 6.777 8.1324
5.6224 7.028 8.4336
5.8232 7.279 8.7348
6.024 7.53 9.036
6.2248 7.781 9.3372
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@ 1.75 @ 2.00 @ 2.25
A A A
0.1757 0.2008 0.2259
0.3514 0.4016 0.4518
0.7028 0.8032 0.9036
1.0542 1.2048 1.3554
1.4056 1.6064 1.8072
1.757 2.008 2.259
2.1084 2.4096 2.7108
2.4598 2.8112 3.1626
2.8112 3.2128 3.6144
3.1626 3.6144 4.0662
3.514 4.016 4.518
3.8654 4.4176 4.9698
4.2168 4.8192 5.4216
4.5682 5.2208 5.8734
4.9196 5.6224 6.3252
5.271 6.024 6.777
5.6224 6.4256 7.2288
5.9738 6.8272 7.6806
6.3252 7.2288 8.1324
6.6766 7.6304 8.5842
7.028 8.032 9.036
7.3794 8.4336 9.4878
7.7308 8.8352 9.9396
8.0822 9.2368 10.3914
8.4336 9.6384 10.8432
8.785 10.04 11.295
9.1364 10.4416 11.7468
9.4878 10.8432 12.1986
9.8392 11.2448 12.6504
10.1906 11.6464 13.1022
10.542 12.048 13.554
10.8934 12.4496 14.0058
@ 2.50 A
0.251
0.502
1.004
1.506
2.008
2.51
3.012
3.514
4.016
4.518
5.02
5.522
6.024
6.526
7.028
7.53
8.032
8.534
9.036
9.538
10.04
10.542
11.044
11.546
12.048
12.55
13.052
13.554
14.056
14.558
15.06
15.562
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