Recommended Wire Sizes

Minimum Recommended Wire Size—Metric (mm²)
Length (mm)	Current (amp)
	0.5	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.5
1000	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
2500	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
5000	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.0
7500	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.0	2.0
10000	0.8	0.8	1.0	2.0	2.0
15000	0.8	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0

Minimum Recommended Wire Size—SAE (gauge)
Length (in.)	Current (amp)
	0.5	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.5
39	18	18	18	18	18
98	18	18	18	18	18
197	18	18	18	18	16
295	18	18	18	16	14
394	18	18	16	14	14
591	18	16	14	12	12