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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