cubical quad--12 gauge copper wire

[shoemaker]

How many whats (rms) can a solid 12 gauge copper wire handle?

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Well lets see,12 ga wire is good for about 41 amps according to my wire size chart. Forty one amps at 50 ohms would be about 84,050 watts. You should be good. :laugh:

 

[W5LZ]

shoemaker,
Simplest answer would be more than you'd ever put into it. But then, so will #14, or #18. It isn't the wire that is a determining factor, it's what's touching it, or what's very close to it.
- 'Doc

 

[shoemaker]

Thank you for the replies, and can you give me the site for the wiregauges and the calculations? Thanks again.

 

[Beetle]

Thank you for the replies, and can you give me the site for the wiregauges and the calculations? Thanks again.

Google "copper wire sizes" and take your pick.