Dear Wind & Sun:

What "standard" are you referring to? We are using the 75C values from the NEC in order to assure code compliance. We need to have a direct link to the NEC in case of compliance or liability issues.

Thanks for asking.

William Miller


At 09:34 PM 12/9/2008, you wrote:
I looked at the resistance values you have in that spreadsheet. Do you have some kind of "fudge factor" built into it for temperature?

The values in the spreadsheet seem to be the NEC values for 75C. For example, #10 your sheet shows 1.24 ohms/1000 feet, whereas the "standard" at 25C is around.998 to 1.014 ohms.

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----- Original Message ----- From: "William Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "RE-wrenches" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] voltage drop


Colleagues:

We have a voltage drop spread sheet on our web site. Excuse any immodesty, but we feel it is superior to any others we have seen for several reasons, including the spreadsheet allows you to judge a range of wire sizes in one glance and you are not limited to standard voltage (120, 240, etc) like other charts. I have recently updated the sheet I use to also account for temperature and conduit fill. The newest version is on the web yet, but I will get it there in the next few days. IN the meantime, the tried and true tool is at: http://mpandc.com/resources/resources.html It is about the fourth item down.

I have heard from many installers and designers that they use the sheet and no one has complained of any inaccuracies. But, as always, you are responsible for verifying your results.

Good luck,

William Miller


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