Posted by Texasmark1 on August 05, 2013 at 04:12:27 from (172.242.15.27):
In Reply to: Camper Questions posted by John in La on August 04, 2013 at 18:19:43:
83' on 8 gauge to me is borderline. 30 amps runs on #10 for short distances. I have the numbers out in the shop for wire size, amperage, distance and 2% line drop. If your power is high like mine (124 usually) you would be borderline. Course the question is, does it continuously run 30 amps? If not then you are probably OK. If so, I'd go with #6.
I think most appliances are rated down to 110 volts. 2% of 120 is 2.4. That leaves a lot of margin.
Thing about the smaller wire is that when the AC compressor kicks in, or the refrigerator, the lights will dim. If both kick in at the same time one may not start.
Once you spend the money it's spent. What's left to live with is what you bought with it!
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