[PSUBS-MAILIST] Wire size

[Marc de Piolenc]

No - it's the current (amps) that determines wire size. A wire sized for 
20 amps will probably overheat and cause excessive voltage drop if used 
to carry 60 amps.

Marc de Piolenc

On 7/19/2013 12:37 AM, swaters wrote:
> Would the same size wire that runs 12 volt 20 amp, run 36 volt 60 amp?
> I figured this is true based on 36 volt is moving 3 time faster.
> I can't find a 36 volt wire size chart anywhere.
> Thanks,
> Scott Waters
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