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  1. 04-22-2011, 11:20 PM #1
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    Default welding cable gauge

    All the welding cable charts I see start at 100'. Will #4 cable be good for 200amps at 25 feet? 50 feet? The charts say #2 for 100 feet.

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    The Airgas Radnor product catalog states that #4 is good for 150 amps at 25', #3 175 amps and #2 250 amps.

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  3. 04-23-2011, 12:45 AM #3
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    ok, thanks.
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