Calculated Industries ElectriCalc Pro 5060 User Manual page 55

Finding Motor Branch-Circuit
Wire Size & Conduit Size —
Same Wire Type & Size
What size THHN copper wire & RMC
conduit are needed to connect a 10 HP
1Ø induction motor to a 115 volt source?
Steps
Reset calculator
Set to 1-phase
Enter volts
Enter horsepower 10 [HPmotor]
Enter cond. type
Display full load
amps
Find wire size
Find wire ampacity [WireSz]
Find conduit size
Find total # wires
Find conduit fill % [CondSz]
Find act. fill area
Find rem. area
NOTE: Display will also show wire size in upper
left when displaying maximum ampacity rating.
Keystrokes
[Set] [x] [On/C]
[Set] 1
115 [Volts]
8 [Set] [CondSz]
[Amps]
[Set] [WireSz]
AWG WIRE SIZE 125%
[CondSz]
[CondSz]
[CondSz]
FILL TTL WIRE AREA
[CondSz]
User's Guide — 53
Display
115. VOLT
10. HP IND
100. FLC A
0
WIRE A125%
RMC COND SIZE
2. TTL WIRES
FILL COND %
REM WIRE AREA
0.
1 PH
nonE
RMC
0 CU
125.0*
1.25 in
24.3
0.3710
0.1021