Re: Wiring suggestions

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Original poster: "Arpit Thomas" <arpit-at-inzo-dot-org> 

yep; 8 gauge sounds good. Why not go and put in a 50 amp socket with 6 
gague wire to give room for future expansion? ANd for welders. ANd yep, any 
electricians supply place will help you.
  If you are only talkking about from socket to coil, then youll get away 
with 14 gague if you do intermittant runs. 10 gague would be safer though.
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On 21/05/2004 at 8:17 AM Tesla list wrote:

 >Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com>
 >
 >I am making a control panel for my tesla coil which incorporates a 4 pack
 >MOT supply, a variac(controls 50%-100% power), and various other goodies
 >including a ballast. I am planning on drawing 25 amps maximum from the
 >wall(240 VAC socket for 6 kva)maximum. I currently have it wired up with
 >14
 >gauge wire which gets hot under some conditions. What gauge wire should I
 >use to carry 25 amps of current in free air? I was thinking 8 gauge. Is it
 >possible to get cable rated for that kind of power at 250 VAC(stranded
 >preferably). Thanks for any help you can give.
 >
 >---Eric