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current carring capacity

06/15/2009 9:51 AM

a 3 core 16 sqmm copper cable having length 100 mtr,then wht is it's max. current capacity & how we calculate this?
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Re: current carring capacity

06/15/2009 9:58 AM

Simple

Check the cable - there will be an IS or IEC number on that then check the IS and it will provide the required data.

This aspect has been covered n number of time, and has become just a bit of irritant. You do not calculate it - a cable is not just copper.

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Re: current carring capacity

06/15/2009 10:09 AM

Using British Standard 7671.

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Re: current carring capacity

06/15/2009 3:53 PM

Please see the NUMEROUS previous threads on CR4 regarding this subject.

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