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Default Is 10 gauge wire enough to run compressor?

the killer is the long cable run, the wire will heat rather than power
the motor, buried wires heat more since they cant dissapate heat as
well as those exposed.

given all this it will probably work but snt a good idea.

i have number 10 gauge wire on a 5hp 30 gallon compressor but the wire
is only a few feet long....

never gets warm