Larry, There are many resources for this online. A quick search for "copper bar current rating chart" yields results like this:
http://www.watteredge.com/pdf/Ampacity_Tables.pdf Best, August -----Original Message----- From: RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 11:04 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Copper bar current capacity? Hi Wrenches, In building lithium battery systems, I have many components that need to be connected in series from the battery. Sometimes the space is very limited making it difficult to bend 2/0 cables. I would like to use copper flat bar and make parts to replace the cables. Does anyone know how much current I can run through copper bar based on its size? For example, 1" or 3/4" wide by .0625" up to .125" thick. The pieces will only be a few inches long and bolted to solenoids, shunt and terminal posts. -- Thank you, Larry Crutcher Starlight Solar Power Systems _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.htm l List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
