Small AC motors and Inverters
Disappointed that my ancient Mod Sine Wave inverter (140W cont, 200W surge) shuts down with a 120W coffee grinder. Works ok with the 400W (cont) MSW inverter built-into the truck, though a little ...
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Chris Bryant wrote:
Because this thread isn't quite long enough, I'll point out that ampacity also hinges on the temperature rating of the wire- a #12 wire with 90 degree insulation is rated for 30 amps, standard building wire (75 degree) #12 is 20 amps. At the extreme, a nicrome heating element is rated way above these figures.
Yes, I believe the Blue Sea wire gauge charts assume 105C which seems pretty standard for battery cable. At least that's what my 6ga is.
If you use their wizard you can change that and see what happens.
