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Chris Hill[_2_] Chris Hill[_2_] is offline
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Default Wire gauge for a certain length and load?

On Sat, 10 May 2008 07:48:41 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

if its a one shot deal, the best bet is a generator.

if its a long term use location direct burial cable, or even get a
quote from the local power company for some poles and a transformer at
the site.


That's the best idea for a long-term venue. Runing cables without a
transformer would require very heavy cables and the cost would be
quite high. By the time you bought and buried the cables for a 110 or
220 volt solution, you could have paid for the generators and you
wouldn't have a trench to fill in.