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RECOMMENDED MINIMUM WIRE GAUGE fOR ExTENSION CORDS*
(120 OR 240 VOLT)
NAMEPLATE
AMPERES
(at full load)
ExTENSION CORD LENGTH
25 feet
50 feet
75 feet
100 feet 150 feet
0 – 2.0
18
18
18
18
16
2.1 – 3.4
18
18
18
16
14
3.5 – 5.0
18
18
16
14
12
5.1 – 7.0
18
16
14
12
12
7.1 – 12.0
18
14
12
10
-
12.1 – 16.0
14
12
10
-
-
16.1 – 20.0
12
10
-
-
-
fIGURE C
* based on limiting the line voltage drop to five volts at 150% of the rated amperes.
SyMbOLOGy
Double Insulated
Canadian Standards Association
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
V~
Volts Alternating Current
A
Amperes
n0 xxxx/min.
No Load Revolutions per Minute (RPM)
