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[AMPS] Wire size

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Subject: [AMPS] Wire size
From: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy, W1NR)
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 11:53:37 -0500
Use size 0 or 1 AL or Cu, preferably 0 for long duty cycles at a full 120A.
That's an awful lot of current for a solid state amp.  Most applications
use 28V or preferably 50V transistors or modules for those power levels.

Mike, W1NR

Vic Rosenthal wrote:
> 
> I'm going to power a solid state amp with about 120 amps of 13vdc.  I'll need
> about 6-8 feet of wire to get from the PS to the amp.  What wire size should I
> use?
> 
> 73,
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> 
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