[Amps] AC wiring

[Carcia, Francis A HS]

I use to have #10 wiring to our dryer. That wire warmed up when the thing
was running.
Yea, #10 is ok for a 30 amp circuit. I changed to #8 then changed the stove
to #6.
I agree I don't like temperature rise with wire going through walls. I
compare it to breathing through a straw. 

-----Original Message-----
From: jsb at digistar.com [mailto:jsb at digistar.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 9:50 AM
To: Bill Coleman
Cc: amps at contesting.com; Tony King - W4ZT
Subject: Re: [Amps] AC wiring

On Tue, 18 Oct 2005, Bill Coleman wrote:

> Seems to me that 12.3 A and 13.4 A are both less than 15 A. So a #14
> circuit seems adequate for your example.

I've got a 1500W space heater but I run it on the lower power setting
(900W) because i'm afraid the 1500W setting would burn the house down as
it is fed with #14 on a 15A circuit.

Seems like even 12 amps on a #14 circuit is too much?  I get a little
puckery thinking about running 12A for hours on #14.


73 Jason N1SU
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