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Larry wrote:
snip You mean the #14 it's wired with may be too small? Why is it, in a boat or car, it's ok to fuse or breaker #16 wire at 30A on a 12V DC circuit, but not on the AC circuit? That has never ceased to amaze me.... They melt the same. Larry The electrons in an AC circuit are like a Chinese or Italian fire drill compared the electrons in a DC circuit. They keep rushing back and forth from one end to the other and generating a lot of extra heat. DC circuits are like German fire drills. All the electrons are moving in an orderly flow from one end to other so you can have about two or three times as many participants. Yep, that's it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it... Jack -- Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net (also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com) |
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