Offgrid Solar System – What Parts You Need
Are you ordering parts for a solar system and want to be sure that all the parts you need are included and shipped in one go – so that you can set it up in one afternoon rather than over … Read more
Wire sizes
Free Wiring Diagrams for 200-watt, 400-watt and 800-watt Solar Kits
Perhaps you’ve purchased a solar kit for your shed, RV, or cabin but it is incomplete! You need a wiring diagram to connect the components the right way! Or, you’re purchasing parts for your DIY 200-watt, 400-watt, or 800-watt Solar … Read more
What is the Maximum Cable Length to Use with your Solar Panels?
If you’re installing your own off-grid solar system, you may need to use longer cables from the solar panels to the charge controller should you, for instance, need to mount the solar panels away from trees or other obstacles casting … Read more
What Gauge of Wire to use with a 1,500 watt Inverter?
If you’ve plans to build an off-grid solar system that uses a 1,500-watt inverter, you need to know the recommended gauge of wire to use for the inverter to use safely and for it to work reliably. The recommended wire … Read more
AWG Size Chart
The table below shows the AWG wire size and the equivalent diameter in both inches (in) and mm as well as cross-sectional area in cmils, kcmils and sq.mm. To find equivalent wire sizes for various AWG sizes Using the table, for … Read more
What Size of Wire and Circuit Breaker to Use for 4 ton AC and 5 ton AC?
Selecting the suitable electrical requirements to use for a 4-ton or 5 ton air conditioner including what wire gauge and circuit breaker size rating (amps) is not always straightforward. This is because often there’s a lot of detail and several … Read more
Mils to circular mils area calculator
A circular mil represents the area of a circle or conductor that has a diameter of 1 mil. Use this online converter to quickly convert mils (mils) to circular mils (cmils). How to Use the Calculator Choose the unit you want … Read more
DC Voltage drop calculator
This online calculator can be used to estimate the voltage drop (volts), voltage drop (%) and the final voltage after the voltage drop for DC circuits. Formula for calculating voltage drop This voltage drop calculator is based on the formula, … Read more
DC Wire size calculator | AWG and sq.mm
You can use this online calculator to work out a suitable cable size (AWG, sq.mm) for both copper and aluminum wire for your solar, automotive or any other DC application. To find the wire size, you need to specify in … Read more
What Wire Size (AWG) to Use for Your DC Appliances
Choosing the right size of DC wire to use in your DC application might be a challenge sometimes – perhaps for you, it’s the size of wire to run from the solar panels to the charge controller or it is … Read more
