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Electrical System–Power Wire Sizing
Table 11. MCA look-up table for 75°C copper conductors rated for 0–2,000 Volts
(a)
Note: Use this table to select supply leads for all starters, and motor leads for remote-mounted across-the-
line, primary reactor, autotransformer, and Adaptive Frequency Drives. Value in table must be larger
than the MCA to use the wire combination.
Wire Size
1 Conduit
3 Wires
1 Conduit
6 Wires
2 Conduits
3 Wires ea.
3 Conduits
3 Wires ea.
2 Conduits
6 Wires ea.
4 Conduits
3 Wires ea.
5 Conduits
3 Wires ea.
6 Conduits
3 Wires ea.
8
50
6
65
4
85
3
100
2
115
1
130
0
150
240
300
450
480
600
750
900
00
175
280
350
525
560
700
875
1050
000
200
320
400
600
640
800
1000
1200
0000
230
368
460
690
736
920
1150
1380
250
255
408
510
765
816
1020
1275
1530
300
285
456
570
855
912
1140
1425
1710
350
310
496
620
930
992
1240
1550
1860
400
335
536
670
1005
1072
1340
1675
2010
500
380
608
760
1140
1216
1520
1900
2280
600
420
672
840
1260
1344
1680
2100
2520
(a) Based on 2011 NEC Table 310.15(B)(16)
Table 12. MCA look-up table for 75°C copper conductors rated for 0–2,000 Volts
(a)
Note: Use this table to select motor leads for remote-mounted wye-delta and solid-
state starters (inside-the-delta designs only).Value in table must be larger
than the MCA to use the wire combination.
Wire Size
1 Conduit
6 Wires
2 Conduits
3 Wires ea.
2 Conduits
6 Wires ea.
4 Conduits
3 Wires ea.
3 Conduits
6 Wires ea.
6 Conduits
3 Wires ea.
8
69
86
6
89
112
4
117
146
3
137
172
2
158
198
1
179
224
0
206
258
413
517
620
775
00
241
301
482
603
724
905
000
275
344
551
689
827
1034
0000
317
396
634
793
951
1189
250
351
439
703
879
1055
1319
300
393
491
786
982
1179
1474
350
427
534
855
1069
1282
1603
400
462
577
924
1155
1386
1732
500
524
655
1048
1310
1572
1965
600
579
724
1158
1448
1737
2172
(a) Based on 2011 NEC Table 310.15(B)(16)
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