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Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp

Redsy #171091 11/19/07 05:19 PM

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I thought about 600 MCM copper, but it would cost 50% more for single conductors than (2) parallel 4/0.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	Redsy	11/19/07 04:06 PM
Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	earlydean	11/19/07 08:24 PM
Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	Redsy	11/19/07 09:19 PM
Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	George Little	11/20/07 02:28 AM
Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	Redsy	11/24/07 06:35 PM
Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	sparkyinak	11/24/07 09:22 PM
Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	Redsy	11/24/07 11:05 PM
Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	sparkyinak	11/25/07 12:44 AM
Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	Redsy	11/25/07 03:26 AM
Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	sparkyinak	11/26/07 02:30 AM
just to be picky	JBD	11/26/07 03:30 PM
Re: just to be picky	sparkyinak	11/26/07 05:10 PM
Re: just to be picky	Scott35	11/30/07 06:53 AM
Re: just to be picky	resqcapt19	12/01/07 12:10 AM
Re: just to be picky	sparkyinak	12/01/07 02:59 AM
Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	Redsy	12/05/07 12:16 AM
Re: Parallel 3/0 or 4/0 for 400-amp	HotLine1	12/05/07 12:57 AM

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