Wire weight in pounds per hundred feet:
Eric #4 Yellow Poly Vinyl TPE Property 105C
10.75
McMaster Vu-Tron#4weld1045strand Orange chlorinated polyethylene 90C
21.00
McMaster Standard#4weld406strand Black EPDM rubber105C
20.00
Spruce #4 MIL-W-22759/16 approx 133strand 25gauge 150C
16.00
McMaster Vu-Tron#6weld660strand Orange chlorinated polyethylene 90C
15.00
McMaster Standard#6weld259strand Black EPDM rubber105C
14.00
Spruce #6 MIL-W-22759/16 approx 133strand 27gauge 150C
10.50
Weight savings of Erics #4 for 25 feet:
Vu-Tron#4 2.56
Standard#4 2.31
Spruce #4 1.31
Vu-Tron#6 1.06
Standard#6 0.81
Spruce #6 (.06)
Ohms/1000@20C Voltage drop 20amps 25feet Volatge drop
60/25
Eric#4 ~.25 .125 .375
Vu-Tron ~.26 .130 .390
Standard ~.25 .125 .375
Spruce #4 ~.27 .135 .405
Vu-Tron#6 ~.44 .220 .660
Standard#6 ~.45 .225 .665
Spruce #6 ~.44 .220 .660
#6 would drop a little over a volt for 10 amps.
Ron Parigoris
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