Electrical Systems - Voltage Drop

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Electrical regulations and standards that apply to boat builders and recreational boats.  Calculating Voltage Drop .

This table is from ABYC standards. There are tables for 24 volts and 32 volts, and for AC systems, in the ABYC Electrical Standard E-11.  Contact ABYC for a copy of E-11, AC and DC Electrical Systems on Boats.

Table to determine wire size due to voltage drop based on the length of the wire. This table is for 12 volts only.

Length of conductor from power source to the device and back to the power source
Feet 10 15 20 25 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170
Total Amps 12 volt  -  10% drop wire sizes gauge
5 18 18 18 18 18 16 16 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10
10 18 18 16 16 14 14 12 12 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 6
15 18 16 14 14 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 16 14 14 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4
25 16 14 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 2
30 14 12 12 10 10 8 8 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2
40 14 12 10 10 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
50 12 10 10 8 8 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
60 12 10 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
70 10 8 8 6 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2/0 2/0
80 10 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2/0 2/0 2/0 2/0
90 10 8 6 6 6 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2/0 2/0 2/0 3/0 3/0
100 10 8 6 6 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2/0 2/0 2/0 2/0 3/0 3/0

Index to all Basic Electricty Pages.

1 Intro to Basic Electricity
9 AC Circuits
2 Basic Electricity 10 AC Circuits
3 Batteries    11 AC Circuits
4 Simple DC Circuits 12 Practical
5 DC Circuits 13 Wiring a boat
6 DC Circuits 14 Bonding Grounding Lightning
7 Alternating Current 15 Electric Shock Drowning
8 AC Circuits 16 Solar and Wind Power
17 Electric Propulsion
Electrical Systems Planning
Electrical Regualtions Page 1 Allowable Amperage Table
Electrical Regualtions Page 2 Electrical Wire Size
Electrical Voltage Drop Electrical Color Codes

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