2 Gauge Battery Cable Diameter

Our battery cable is american made and comes in gauge awg sizes of 6 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 and 4 0 with 6 gauge being the smallest and 4 0 gauge being the largest.

2 gauge battery cable diameter.

Use 2 0 battery cables for hard to crank engines like high compression big blocks or diesel engines electric vehicle battery banks depending on controller amperage and large rv power converters house batteries. Using wire size calculators or our wire gauge chart s can make it easier to determine voltage drop. The following maximum amps versus cable size awg come from the nec version 2011. Battery cables grounding 2 gauge black and red 120 in.

1 0 makes great battery cable for large or hi performance 6 cylinder engines and stock v8s. Battery cable is used to power your electrical system and is sized according to the american wire gauge or awg for short specification for electrically conductive cables. Now lets say that you are using a smaller gauge cable for that same length and your voltage drop is 10. Cable size ampacity chart.

Gauge size awg stranding insulation thickness cable diameter weight per 1000 ft. As far as i know these values are valid as of today. D n in 0 005 in 92 36 n 39. Positive cable length 144 in.

So all interconnecting cables are 2 0 based on the chart below. The n gauge wire diameter d n in millimeters mm is equal to 0 127mm times 92 raised to the power of 36 minus gauge number n divided by 39. Actually for my current installation i ve sized all of my dc cables to meet the 175 amp worst case scenario. Now your voltmeter at the other end of your battery cable will read 10 8 volts 12 volts 10 and that same 100 amp current draw will cause your battery cable to absorb 120 watts 10 amps of power leaving only 90 amps available.

Negative cable length kit not yet reviewed part number. The n gauge wire diameter d n in inches in is equal to 0 005in times 92 raised to the power of 36 minus gauge number n divided by 39.