Thread: 250' of old 12/3 for $15 - Great buy or rip off?
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Default 250' of old 12/3 for $15 - Great buy or rip off?
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I just bought a 250' roll of 12/3NM for $15.
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Let's see:
12G copper wire is 20# per1000 feet. You have 750 feet, or roughly 15 pounds
of copper.

You forgot about the ground wire. He has 1000 feet.
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