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Re: Conductor Derating 2

#95984 10/27/05 10:36 PM

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If you have a 90° wire (THHN) #12 AWG using it in a ambient of 86° damp or dry location and derate to 15a due to raceway fill, you could feed 15 receptacles and have a 15a overcurrent device protecting it.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Conductor Derating 2	cgw	10/27/05 04:11 PM
Re: Conductor Derating 2	winnie	10/27/05 04:28 PM
Re: Conductor Derating 2	resqcapt19	10/27/05 05:13 PM
Re: Conductor Derating 2	George Little	10/27/05 08:38 PM
Re: Conductor Derating 2	cgw	10/28/05 01:29 AM
Re: Conductor Derating 2	George Little	10/28/05 02:36 AM

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