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<p>[quote user="gregc"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">rrinker</div> <div class="quote-content"> Did you measure the voltage at the far end? If the resistance was 5.8 ohms, with a 1 amp load on the far end the voltage should drop by 5.8 volts.</div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>i did a quick experiment to verify the numbers I calculated from the Great Feeder Experiement website.</p> <p>i went to an extreme and used <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">47</span> 54 ft of 30g wire for the entire run to verify the resistance and see if a short could be detected</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>I think we have arrived at this:</p> <p><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/markgurries/home/dcc-general-best-practices/wiring-planing/power-wiring/wire-current-ratings">https://sites.google.com/site/markgurries/home/dcc-general-best-practices/wiring-planing/power-wiring/wire-current-ratings</a></p>
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