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Default Gauge for 100 ft. extension cord

On 6/6/2017 7:55 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
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The reply from "Hub" that the voltage did not matter is wrong. If you had a supply voltage of 24 Volts, and a 10 Volt drop in the power cord, that would be pretty much a loser. The same 10 Volt drop at 120 Volts would not be an issue under reasonable circumstances.


You do not size it for a number of volts drop, you size it for a
percentage of the stating voltage drop. That is why you only need to
know the amps and distance.

A percentage of a voltage that you don't care to know?
Maybe I just don't know how to determine the stating voltage?