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Originally the "Tech Support Pits" were reports of the funniest tech support incidents, but over the years the column gradually shifted to answering tech support questions put forward by the readers of the Dear Webby Humor Letter.

This collection of computer and web advice was started partly because readers demanded an archive, and partly because some questions were asked again and again. Each page has a different day's Tech Support Pits column.

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Tech Support Pits column from Dear Webby's Humor Letter
09/21/96: Ampacity Table

Tech Support Pits:
What size wire is needed for a given Amperage
(number of Amps of all devices connected)

NEC Code installations
Ampacity at 75°C conductor
temperature 30°C ambient

Wire
Size

600V

One to 3 Conductors
in Raceway, Cable
or Direct Burial

Single Conductor
in Free Air

AWG or
KCMIL

AMPERES
Size

CU

AL

CU

AL
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
4/0
250
300
350
400
500
600
700
750
800
900
1000
1250
1500
1750
2000		 15
20
30
50
65
85
115
130
150
175
200
230
255
285
310
335
380
420
460
475
490
520
545
590
625
650
665		 —
15
25
40
50
65
90
100
120
135
155
180
205
230
250
270
310
340
375
385
395
425
445
485
520
545
560		 20
25
40
70
95
125
170
195
230
265
310
360
405
445
505
545
620
690
755
785
815
870
935
1065
1175
1280
1385		 —
20
30
55
75
100
135
155
180
210
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315
350
395
425
485
540
595
620
645
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855
950
1050
1150



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