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Table 1
Resistance of Copper Wire
Wire Gage
Resistance in
AWG
Ohms per foot
12
.0016
14
.0026
16
.0041
18
.0065
20
.0103
22
.0165
24
.0262
Figure 4
Graph of Maximum Loop Resistance
Figure 3
Component Layout
v o lta g e
E x c ita tio n
M in im u m
E x c ita tio n V o lta g e
1 0 1 4 1 8 2 2 2 6
3 0 0
1 0 0
0
2 0 0
R e s is ta n c e
T o ta l L o o p
6 0 0
4 0 0
5 0 0
O h m s
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
U
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Z
G
R
ON
- + + -
Rai
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Gage
Lo
o
p
Switch 1
4 3 2 1
Wind Screen for Rain Gage