Wire Size Calculator
Find the right wire gauge (AWG) for a circuit from its current, one-way run length, supply voltage, and acceptable voltage drop. Uses the NEC resistance and ampacity tables for copper and aluminum, in conduit, free air, or direct burial.
Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
Load Current (A)
x >= 0.01Supply Voltage (V)
x >= 0.1One-way Cable Length
x >= 0.1Length Unit
ft, m Voltage System
ac1, ac3, dc Conductor Material
copper, aluminum Installation
conduit, free_air, buried Max Voltage Drop (%)
0.1 <= x <= 20Response
Tool output
The tool's slug, echoing the {slug} in the request path.
Output-contract version for this tool.
Credits this call consumed, after any settlement refund. 0 when metering is disabled.
Credits left in the current monthly allowance, or null when metering is disabled.
Correlation id, also sent as x-request-id.