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    jamesguzzie Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 11, 2009, 10:51 PM
    What size wire would you need to run a 60 amp circuit 150 feet
    Feed to a barn for some lights, receptacles and an air compressor
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    Dec 12, 2009, 04:52 AM
    I would use #2 aluminum wire, if in conduit use XHHW insulation, if direct buried use USE insulation. Need 3 #2 for the two hots and one neutral, and 1- #4 for the equipment ground.

    Neutral needs to be insulated and isolated in the barn panel, and a separate equipment ground bar for grounds, and need at least one ground rod grounding the equipment ground bar.
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    Dec 12, 2009, 02:42 PM

    Is #2 uminum the cheaper way to do? What about direct direct buried copper wire could I use # 4
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    Dec 13, 2009, 06:40 AM
    Get quotes for both options.
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