Franklin Electric Wire Sizing Chart

Wire is sized by the american wire gauge awg system.

Franklin electric wire sizing chart.

The franklin electric submersible motor application installation and maintenance aim manual contains cable sizing tables. An extension of franklintech and franklin electric s large portfolio of support options franklintech online is a combination of courses certifications guides and videos. Call 1300 franklin for information. Contact franklin electric for 90 c cable lengths.

These tables list the maximum number of feet of each size cable you can run from the service entrance to the motor for each horsepower motor based on a maximum 5 percent voltage drop. The americas water systems group serves north and south america. Voltage enter the voltage at the source of the circuit. Wire gauge refers the physical size of the wire rated with a numerical designation that runs opposite to the diameter of the conductors in other words the smaller the wire gauge number the larger the wire diameter.

Warning serious or fatal electrical shock may result from failure to connect the motor control enclosures metal plumbing and all other metal near the motor or cable to the power supply ground terminal using wire no smaller than motor cable wires. Single phase voltages are usually 115v or 120v while three phase voltages are typically 208v 230v or 480v. Common sizes include 14 12 10 8 6 and 2 gauge wire. And directly from franklin electric.

Want to learn more about fe select. If aluminum wire is used it must be two sizes larger than copper wire and oxidation inhibitors must be used on connections. Size products through fe select link below or select the product from the list below to begin your search. Franklin electric is a global leader in the production and marketing of systems and components for the movement of water and automotive fuels.

Franklin electric offers a full line of pumping systems to serve a wide variety of clean water applications. Warning serious or fatal electrical shock may result from failure to connect the motor control enclosures metal plumbing and all other metal near the motor or cable to the power supply ground terminal using wire no smaller than motor cable wires. Amperes enter the maximum current in amps that will flow through the circuit. For motors it is recommended to multiply the nameplate fla by 1 25 for wire sizing.