ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area how to find voltage drop wire size

To properly compute the voltage drop, you would need to know the actual load on the service. The voltage drop at 500Amps for instance, would be much less than it would be at 1000Amps.

Try this:
http://www.elec-toolbox.com/calculators/voltdrop.htm
It will compute up to 1200 amps




[This message has been edited by electure (edited 10-07-2006).]