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Fri 10 Apr, 2015 01:26 pm
i need to extend a 13/3 wire but am unable to find it anymore, can i use 14/3 and connect it into a junction box?
@robert10185,
Are they rated for the same amperage and voltage?
@bobsal u1553115,
They are both rated 600 volts, but i don't see amps. And i was mistaken, the wire i am trying to extend is 12/3.
The ampacity of an AWG 12 is 20 Amps and that of an AWG 14 is 15 Amps.
You can do your extension provide that you don't use more than 15 Amps on your circuit.
@timur,
Good answer. 600 volts? Someones got a machine shop!
thank you for the information. i think i can still get 12/3 wire so i can use the same wire. thank you for your time.
@robert10185,
I just got to ask: do you have a machine shop or did we just do some of your homework?
The shops I've worked in are almost entirely 3 phase, 220. Hardwired.
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