[ale] [way OT]: Workbench power supply?

[Jim Lynch]

Since you probably don't have access to a rubber book, here is a wire
table on line.

http://www.windsun.com/Hardware/Wire_Table.htm

Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
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> If you are going to be hooking several such power supplies up
> to one terminal, make sure that you use a big enough piece of
> copper wire between the terminal/junction box and the battery --
> and the same size piece of wire back to ground.  Always err
> on the side of too big.  To much copper wire never hurt anything
> except maybe your wallet. If you try to pull too much juice
> through wire that is too small, Bad Things happen. I wouldn't
> use anything smaller than 10 gauge wire for a 50 amp load at
> 12 volts -- and that for only a short run - - say less than 5 feet.
> Stay away from aluminum wire.
> I suspect that the "Rubber Book" will have the data on wire gauge
> relative to current draw.
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