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[null,"General Information",{"$nulls":4},"Wire Run Information"]
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[null,null,"Start Voltage",null,"Volts",{"$nulls":3},"Wire Length (One Way)",null,"Feet"]
[null,null,"Temperature",75,"Deg. F.",{"$nulls":3},"Current through Wire Run",null,"Amps"]
[null,null,"Allowable Drop",{"v":10,"d":"10.0"},"%"]
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[null,null,"Low Battery",{"v":10.2,"d":"10.20"},"Volts"]
[{"$nulls":6},"Results"]
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[{"$nulls":8},"Max Voltage Drop",0,"Volts"]
[{"$nulls":8},"Max. Wire Resistance","Error","Ohms"]
[{"$nulls":8},"Minimum Wire Gauge Req.","Error","AWG"]
[{"$nulls":8},"Actual Wire Resistance","Error","Ohms"]
[{"$nulls":8},"End Voltage","Error","Volts"]
[{"$nulls":8},"End Voltage at Low Battery","Error","Volts"]
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[{"$nulls":6},"Notes:"]
[null,"Job:"]
[null,"Location:"]
[null,"Power Supply ID:"]
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[null,"Date:","2010-02-15"]
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[{"$nulls":4},"Help for Wire Size Calculator"]
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[null,"The Voltage Drop Calculator calculates the voltage through a given wire run based on wire size, length, load current, and other factors."]
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[null,"Step 1:  ","Enter the starting voltage, ambient temperature in degrees fahernheit, and allowable voltage drop in percentage into the cells in the \"General Information\" box.  Use 75 degrees if the ambient temperature is not known."]
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[null,"Step 2:  ","Enter the wire length in feet and current drawn through the wire in amps into the \"Wire Run Information\" box.  The wire length should be entered as a \"one way\" length and should not be doubled to account for source and return wires."]
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[null,"Step 3:  ","Click the blue \"Calculate\" button.  The results appear in the \"Results\" box.  The \"End Voltage\" cell gives the voltage the load will see if the recommended wire size is used.  The \"End Voltage at Low Battery\" cell gives the voltage the load will see when the battery set is fully discharged (by UL definition)."]
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[null,"Note:","The Min. Wire Gauge Required is the theoretical minimum wire gauge required to maintain an end voltage within the percentage entered.  Round up to the next standard wire gauge if a non-standard wire gauge is indicated."]
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[null,"Note:","A negative number in the Min. Wire Gauge Required cell indicates a required wire larger than AWG 0.  A result of -1 converts to AWG 00, a result of -2 converts to AWG 000, and so on."]