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Wire Sizes based on maximun Amperes Breaker Size, wire size an Wattage
Temperature Rating of Conductor NEC Table 310.16
Maximun Allowable
60°C 75°C 90°C 60°C 75°C 90°C Wire Size
Wattage
(140°F) (167°F) (194°F) (140°F) (167°F) (194°F) Breaker Size Based on (80% of Breaker max.)
Types (amp) Cooper Single Phase
THHN wire
TBS,SA,SIS TBS,SA,SIS @ 115 Volts @ 230 Volts
(*)
FEP,FEPB,MI RHW-2,THW-2 15 # 14 1,380 2,760
RHW,THH RHW,THH
W
RHH,RHW-2
W
THWN-2,RHH 20 # 12 1,840 3,680
THW,THW THW,THW
TW,UF
N
THHN,THHW TW,UF
N
THHN,THHW 30 # 10 5,520
XHHW,USE THW-2,USE-2 XHHW,USE THW-2,USE-2 40 #8 7,360
ZW XHH,XHHW, ZW XHH,XHHW, 50 #6 9,200
Wire size XHHW-2,ZW-2 XHHW-2,ZW-2 Wire size 60 #6 11,000
Aluminium
or Cooper- Seldom used
or k cmil Cooper
Clad
or k cmil 70 #4 on 115 12,800
Aluminium Voltage
18 14 100 #2 18,400
16 18 125 # 1/0 23,000
14 20 20 25 150 # 2/0 27,600
12 25 25 30 20 20 25 12 200 # 3/0 36,800
(*) Increase one size using aluminium
10 30 35 40 25 30 35 10 conductors
8 40 50 55 30 40 45 8 115/1/60
6 55 65 75 40 50 60 6 L1 Linea Viva
4 70 85 95 55 65 75 4 T1 Neutro
2/0 145 175 195 115 135 150 2/0 L2 Linea Viva