Re: Selecting wire size

Originally Posted by
Demon
That's one of the pages I found while googling "22awg wire size" and was unsure what to make of chassis wiring (7 amps) VS power transmission (0.92 amps). That's one huge difference, wasn't sure which one applied to me.
This is for a gaming application; it's just simulating keyboard inputs and displays. I was surprised how quickly 7 segment LEDs chew up current. I'm starting to think about small LCDs instead, but that's totally not the look of aviation radios and such.
Robert
The table that you are referring to is from the National Electrical Code (NEC) handbook which applies to the US. This table is for 110 Volts AC. If you are talking about using 5 Vdc then the allowed amperage is going to be a lot bigger.
Robert
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