On 20 Jan 2016 at 11:32, dovepa via EV wrote: > One can measure the diameter of the wire to determine gauge
True. Also, once you've worked with solid #12 and #14 wire a few times, you'll know by looking at it and/or bending it which size it is. Stranded, it's a little harder to tell. One warning, if you find #12 wire on a 15a breaker, don't assume you can change the breaker to a 20a. It's dicey as far as code, depends on your AHJ's interpretation, but sometimes #12 is used to extend a circuit fully or partially wired with #14 and protected at 15a. All that said, if you can get a 20a recept for charging, it's 33% more "charging mph," and so IMO it's worth the effort. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
