Wire Size
AWG
2 wires bundled
20
7.8
18
14.5
16
18.2
14
29.3
12
37.6
10
51.7
8
70.5
6
94
Area in mm 2
2 wires bundled
0.5
7.8
0.75
9.4
1
12.7
1.5
15.0
2.5
23.5
4
30.1
6
37.6
10
59.2
Notes:
1. Capacity for AWG wires derived from MIL-W-5088B. Maximum ambient temperature: 55°C.
Maximum wire temperature: 105°C.
2. Capacity for metric wires are derived from IE Publication 335-1.
3. Capacity of aluminum wire is approximately 84% of that listed for copper wire.
4. "x" indicates wire is not rated for the maximum output current of the power module.
5. Because of wire inductance considerations, it is also recommended that you keep your load leads
twisted, tie wrapped, or bundled together and less than 50 feet (15.24 meters) in length per lead.
6. For models N679xA when reverse protection is activated, because of wire inductance
considerations, wire lengths should be twisted, tie wrapped, or bundled together and less than 100
feet (30.48 meters) in length per lead. The goal is to prevent large voltage spikes by keeping the wire
inductance below 1mH.
Keysight N6700C Series User's Guide
Metric size (Note1)
4 wires bundled
6.9
12.8
16.1
25.9
33.2
45.7
62.3
83
4 wires bundled
6.9
8.3
11.2
13.3
20.8
26.6
33.2
52.3
Resistance
Max length to limit voltage to 1 V/lead
for 5 A
Ω per foot
0.0102
20
0.0064
30
0.0040
50
0.0025
80
0.0016
125
0.0010
200
0.0006
320
0.0004
504
Ω per meter
0.0401
5
0.0267
7.4
0.0200
10
0.0137
14.6
0.0082
24.4
0.0051
39.2
0.0034
58
0.0020
102
2 Installation
for 10 A
for 20 A
for 50 A
Wire length in feext
x
x
15
x
25
x
40
20
63
30
100
50
20
160
80
32
252
126
50
Wire length in meters
x
x
x
x
5
x
7.2
x
12.2
6.1
19.6
9.8
3.9
29
14.7
5.9
51
25
10.3
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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