Re: Power feed wire

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Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>

240VAC is fine, it's the Amperage you have to worry about :)

Almost everything is rated for 300V (or 600V) because at 300V you can get a 
spark without the wires touching (they have to be FREAKY close, but don't 
have to actually touch) because 300V is the magic number where air breaks down.

In all practicality, you could likely use the same cable at 1000V and not 
have any problems, but I wouldn't go grabbing it at that voltage ;)

I'll bet that if you cut the ends off and strip the wires back when you 
read the insulation each wire is rated for at least 300V. Watch your 
amperage (if the cord is getting warm, you're pushing it too hard), and run 
240 all you like.



Christopher "Duck" Boden Geek#1
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>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: Power feed wire
>Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 22:12:47 -0600
>
>Original poster: "Jeremy Scott by way of Terry Fritz 
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <supertux1-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
>That would make sense. Standard wall outlets, and
>I assume plugs and therefore all extention cords
>are only rated 15A. (Unless they are the 20A type
>with the sideways prong slot.) I was going to hack
>the ends off anyway :) Question is I guess, are
>they safe for 240V usage?
>
>--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> > Original poster: "Chris Roberts by way of Terry
> > Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> > <quezacotl_14000000000000-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> >
> > I actually asked somebody about that once, and I got
> > the response that the
> > actual cord was rated for the power, but the plugs
> > themselves aren't. So
> > you could run the cord at 30 amps, but the plug and
> > socket would fuse
> > together. (not good =D)
> >
> > Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> > Original poster: "Jeremy Scott by way of Terry Fritz
> > "
> >
> > So I was in Home Depot today looking at extention
> > cables. (Gotta run some outside from my sauna's
> > stove
> > outlet) The biggest thing I found some were some
> > 100'
> > that's made of 3 10 AWG wires -- yet on the label
> > it's
> > only rated for 15A. The cord was as thick as the
> > thickest wire I've seen coming from my fuse box, and
> > I
> > always thought 10 AWG could carry 30Amps. Would it
> > be
> > safe to use this cable #1) at 30 amps, and #2) at
> > 240V. If not, how about splitting the 240VAC outlet
> > into 120VAC and 120VAC sides, run em through one
> > extention cable each (2 cables) and combine them
> > back
> > into 240 at the ends. Of course, I'm not talkin
> > about
> > running this through walls or anything, just
> > on the carpet then up and out the front door.
> >
> >
> >
> > -Chris
> >
> >
> >
>


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