[Shop-talk] Extension cord length vs. wire gauge

[Ronnie Day]

I'd suggest running some voltage drop calcs for that distance. We always
use 12 AWG for anything over 25 feet.

FWIW,
Ron

On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 8:01 PM Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Guys,
>
> I need about 300 get of extension cord. 16 AWG was fine at 100 ft. Can I
> string 3 of those together without a problem, or should I go up a size?
> Draw is 4 amps.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
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